Local participation in Spain and the Netherlands

Beckhoven, Ellen van; Boxmeer, Brechtje van; Ferrando, Lídia Garcia

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“…In Table 2, we note that participation is higher in South European countries than in Northwest European countries, where civic engagement and democratic traditions are stronger. A comparative study by Van Beckhoven, Van Boxmeer, and Garcia Ferrando (2005) may help us understand this unexpected result. The authors describe how, on an estate in Spain, the residents themselves developed instruments to enable them to participate.…”

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“…Among many other topics, the survey included questions on participation. Previous reports were based on this survey; they put the estates in one country (or sometimes even in one city) to the fore (see Aalbers et al, 2005; Andersson et al, 2005; Belmessous et al, 2005; Černič Mali et al, 2005; Hall, Murie, Rowlands, & Sankey, 2005; Knorr‐Siedow & Droste, 2005; Pareja Eastaway et al, 2005; Tosics, Geröházi, & Szemzö, 2005; Van Beckhoven & Van Kempen, 2005; Wěcławowicz et al, 2005; Zajzcyk, Mugnano, & Palvarini, 2005). For an in‐depth analysis we refer the reader to these reports.…”

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Places and Participation: Comparing Resident Participation in Post-Wwii Neighborhoods in Northwest, Central and Southern Europe

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Kempen

2008

Journal of Urban Affairs

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: The participation of residents in improving their neighborhood, and especially variations in participation between places, has been the topic of research in various articles published in the last few years. What is still missing in these studies is an international comparative perspective, since national differences might be expected to account for at least part of the variation in participation. This article, therefore, includes an analysis of national differences. We assess how much relevance these national differences have in comparison with the influence of individual and neighborhood characteristics. Using multivariate modeling procedures, we address the following questions: To what extent can differences in participation be ascribed to neighborhood level variations (share of unemployed, share of ethnic minorities, share of owner‐occupied housing, average experience of problems, share of residents active in a social organization)? And to what extent do national context variables (democratic history, empowerment policy) account for these differences? The findings suggest that both neighborhood and national context variables have explanatory power. The article provides an important starting point for a closer study of the role of national level factors.

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Places and Participation: Comparing Resident Participation in Post-Wwii Neighborhoods in Northwest, Central and Southern Europe

Dekker

Kempen

2008

Journal of Urban Affairs

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“…The role of professionals and voluntary organizations at the city and neighbourhood level has increased. Local communities demand a greater say in decision-making (Hambleton, 2000) and in many cases they now have this opportunity (Lelieveldt, 2004;Van Beckhoven et al, 2005). Consequently, there is a large body of literature that focuses on the constraints and difficulties encountered in the participation of members of communities or inhabitants of cities and neighbourhoods in policy-making (see, for example, Chavis & Wandersman, 1990;Docherty et al, 2001).…”

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Participation, Social Cohesion and the Challenges in the Governance Process: An Analysis of a Post-World War II Neighbourhood in the Netherlands

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Kempen

2009

European Planning Studies

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In the past 5 years, several scientific articles have been written on the theme of social cohesion in urban neighbourhoods. In most cases this literature focuses on the loss of social cohesion in these areas. In addition, many problems, such as a declining quality of life, physical deterioration, and social isolation have been related to a lack of social cohesion. Another set of articles has increased our knowledge on urban governance. While this work adds considerably to our general understanding of the changing role of the organization of urban social policy and its effects on neighbourhoods, there has been little attempt to date to analyse how policy-makers experience this relationship. This experience is crucial, because it is the basis of policy practice and action. The first aim here is therefore to analyse to what extent policy-makers experience an effect of participation on social cohesion, although the number of participants is relatively low. The empirical findings show that policy-makers do experience a positive effect of participation on the various dimensions of social cohesion. The second aim of the paper is to explain the level of participation by evaluating the governance process. The analyses indicate that the policy-makers face challenges related to the diversity of the population in the participation process, as well as reconciling different needs within decision-making processes.

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“…Definicija, ki je najprimernejša za ta članek, participacijo označuje kot različne, specifično neopredeljene aktivnosti v soseski, katerih cilj je njeno izboljšanje (Filipovič Hrast in Dekker, 2009). Koncept participacije se pogosto deli na formalno participacijo in neformalno participacijo, občasno pa se uporablja tudi izraz od spodaj in od zgoraj ter vertikalna in horizontalna participacija (glej na primer van Beckhoven in van Boxmeer, 2007;Mlinar 1973;Pek Drapal in Drevenšek, 2001;Bizjak, 2012;Blakeley in Evans, 2008, ter Foster-Fishman idr., 2009. Izhajajoč iz obrazložitve lahko sklenemo, da gre za precej podobno razdelitev, ki pogosto loči zakonsko predpisano participacijo (od zgoraj, formalna participacija) in zakonsko neobvezno participacijo (od spodaj, neformalna participacija; glej Bizjak, 2012).…”

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Od odziva do pobude: potencial kontributivne participacije

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2014

Urbani izziv

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Kljub večdesetletnemu raziskovanju participacije v urbanizmu in razvoju metod vključevanja javnosti v urejanje prostora je vrzel med odločevalci in načrtovalci na eni strani in lokalnimi prebivalci na drugi še vedno pogost spremljevalec urejanja prostora. Zaradi tega je raziskovanje participacije javnosti v urejanju prostora postala klasična tema ved, povezanih z urbanizmom. Ob tem pa opažamo, da je večji del pozornosti namenjen primerom participacije v urejanju prostora, ki pomenijo odziv na določen načrt ali poseg, precej manj te pa je namenjene participativnim praksam, ki temeljijo na pobudi in iskanju novih vsebin za premalo izkoriščene oziroma degradirane prostore. Govorimo o pobudah nove rabe določenih prostorov, ki pa po navadi slej ko prej povzročijo tudi posledične fizične spremembe teh prostorov. V članku opredelimo različne vrste lokalnih pobud ter se osredotočimo na razliko med reakcijskimi in kontributivnimi lokalnimi pobudami ter to povežemo s konceptom skupnosti. Članek temelji na študiji primerov participacije v urejanju prostora. Na koncu pojasnimo specifične razlike med izbranimi primeri, iz tega pa izpeljemo sklepe, ki poudarjajo pomen in priložnost sistemskega spodbujanja kontributivne participacije. Iz članka izhaja priporočilo, da je treba na sistemski ravni olajšati možnosti participacije v iskanju novih vsebin za premalo izkoriščene prostore, saj je v recesiji teh prostorov več, zapleten in nepredvidljiv sistem pa odvrne mnoge ustvarjalne pobude.

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Local participation in Spain and the Netherlands

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Places and Participation: Comparing Resident Participation in Post-Wwii Neighborhoods in Northwest, Central and Southern Europe

Places and Participation: Comparing Resident Participation in Post-Wwii Neighborhoods in Northwest, Central and Southern Europe

Participation, Social Cohesion and the Challenges in the Governance Process: An Analysis of a Post-World War II Neighbourhood in the Netherlands

Od odziva do pobude: potencial kontributivne participacije

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