Democratic innovations, sub-states, and the future of democracy

民主创新、次国家和民主的未来

• 批准号: 2476627
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Aberystwyth University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2476627
• 关键词: Democratic; innovations; sub; states; future

Recent years have seen a growing interest in democratic innovations. This label covers a wide range of practices, methods, and approaches, from popular assemblies and community campaigns to citizens juries and e-democracy platforms. There is a growing literature in this area concerned with theorising and facilitating practical implementations of this loose family of practices.My project will look at democratic innovations in sub-states - political formations sat below the state, such as devolved regions or city administrations. Previous work looking at democracy "beyond the state" has focused primarily on transnational institutions. This project will explore the question of democracy "beyond the state" by focusing on democratic innovations in sub-states. Questions I will explore include:What types of democratic innovation are evident amongst sub-state governance arrangements and large cities? What are their relative strengths and weaknesses?Are these innovations constrained by existing state and international settings?What are the broader implications of these innovations, including for future modes of democratic governance?I will do this by undertaking a comparative case study based approach, informed by interviews and observations, comparing the role of democratic innovations in Wales, Catalonia, and California.This project is in collaboration the Senedd Cymru and hopes to open up new theoretical and policy avenues in thinking and practising democracy.

近年来，人们对民主创新的兴趣与日俱增。这一标签涵盖了广泛的做法、方法和途径，从群众大会和社区运动到公民陪审团和电子民主平台。在这一领域，有越来越多的文献关注于这种松散的实践家族的理论和促进实践实施。我的项目将着眼于次国家的民主创新-位于国家之下的政治形态，如权力下放的地区或城市行政当局。以前关于民主“超越国家”的研究主要集中在跨国机构上。这个项目将通过关注各州的民主创新来探索“超越国家”的民主问题。我将探讨的问题包括：在地方治理安排和大城市中，哪些类型的民主创新是显而易见的？它们的相对优势和劣势是什么？这些创新是否受到现有国家和国际环境的制约？这些创新有什么更广泛的影响，包括对未来民主治理模式的影响？我将通过开展基于比较案例研究的方法，通过采访和观察，比较威尔士、加泰罗尼亚和加利福尼亚州民主创新的作用来实现这一点。该项目与Senedd Cymru合作，希望在思考和实践民主方面开辟新的理论和政策途径。