This article begins with an analysis of the concepts of "democratic solidarity" (Brunkhorst) and of "citizen solidarity" (Habermas). By analyzing two discourses related to the regional integration of Latin America we then reconstruct the type of solidarity presented in each and contrast this with the citizen solidarity type in order to prove that citizen solidarity is the most promising to be used normatively in political discourses if one takes the common colonial past of the region's countries as a starting point. Finally, we restate the basic character of the concept of citizen solidarity in the sense that it encompasses its own aspects and those represented by the concept of democratic solidarity
The central importance of public participation in the search for a repository site for high-level radioactive waste is already recognized both in Germany and in other countries. In this paper, we argue that public participation will have to play a role after site selection as well, especially in the political and sociotechnical decisions in the next stages of the final disposal process. The form of citizen participation should correspond to the specific tasks and follow the principles of safety and justice. In order to show in which cases these principles apply and which form of participation would then be appropriate, we analyze three aspects of participation (co-determination, co-design, and involvement) and look at two cases: the decision on the sealing of the repository and the design of compensations.
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