In participatory budgeting we trust? Fairness, tactics and (in)accessibility in participatory governance

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6301889
AutoresChristopher Wilkinson (0000-0002-9313-6585, Applied Health and Social Care, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK, autor de correspondencia), Jo Briggs (0000-0002-4041-1918, Northumbria University), Karen Salt (0000-0002-2267-1791, American and Canadian Studies, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK), John Vines (0000-0003-4051-3356, Northumbria University), Emma Flynn (0009-0004-2585-4333, Durham University)
Año2019
Volumen45
Número6
Páginas1001-1020
Fecha de publicación2019-11-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLocal Government Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0300-3930 • E-ISSN: 1743-9388
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03003930.2019.1606798
OpenAlexW2940826082
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas34

Participatory budgeting (PB) is a significant innovation in democracy and local development. PB provides the opportunity for citizens to engage in processes of deliberation and decision-making upon the allocation of public funds. As new critical discourse emerges surrounding this model of local government spending, a significant area warranting investigation concerns how trust, and indeed mistrust, factor into PB. Through an analysis of interviews with residents and Council staff engaged in PB processes in a county in the north of England, we highlight the ways in which issues of trust can impact on participation in these initiatives, and also strengthen relationships between voting delegates, project teams and local government. This paper argues that increasing the perceived accessibility, and reconsidering the inclusion of mass membership groups in PB, might help to create progressive, effective and trustful participation

Business · Citizen journalism · Corporate governance · Deliberation · Democracy · Government (linguistics · Inclusion (mineral · Local government · Participatory budgeting · Political science · Politics · Public participation · Public relations · Sociology · Voting · Community Development and Social Impact · Law · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Urban Planning and Governance · Finance