Citizen participation, pluralism and democracy
As a democratic aspiration, citizen participation is not safe within the framework of representative democracy, nor in the context of plural society or organized civil society, with its inevitable burden of political and socioeconomic inequality of actors and the exclusion of un-organized citizens....
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2016 |
| Country: | México |
| Institution: | Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla |
| Repository: | Repositorio Institucional de Acceso Abierto RIAA-BUAP |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorioinstitucional.buap.mx:20.500.12371/4200 |
| Online Access: | http://www.apps.buap.mx/ojs3/index.php/tlamelaua/article/view/206 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12371/4200 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Citizen Participation; Democracy; Pluralism; Participant Democracy Ciencias políticas Participación ciudadana; democracia; pluralismo; democracia participativa. |
| Summary: | As a democratic aspiration, citizen participation is not safe within the framework of representative democracy, nor in the context of plural society or organized civil society, with its inevitable burden of political and socioeconomic inequality of actors and the exclusion of un-organized citizens. If the broad participation of the social base is sought, then it is necessary to stimulate the social base; not as a starting point but as the main goal. Participant democracy is possible, but it requires careful institutional design, with clear rules and procedures, strong political will and a favorable social environment. Seen as a public objective policy, participant democracy will promote a vast social base participation. |
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