Designing advisory councils to do what? Analysing the most common participatory institution in Spain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12891086 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carlos Rico Motos (0000-0001-6808-8262, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, corresponding author), Pau Alarcón (0000-0002-7937-9337, Universitat Pompeu Fabra) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 468-488 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Civil Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-8689 • E-ISSN: 1744-8697 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17448689.2022.2164029 |
| OpenAlex | W4317629027 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 31 |
Advisory councils (ACs) are one of the most common participatory institutions, aimed to provide authorities with a forum to consult the organized groups at a given territorial or sectoral level. Although they constitute permanent spaces for civic participation, they remain overlooked. This work systematically analyses ACs from a large-N perspective that goes beyond the best-cases approach. The article initially reflects on the role and expected benefits of ACs, identifying three important design choices: organizational structure, objectives, and accountability channels. Then, the article maps 2,013 ACs in Spain and develops a descriptive analysis relying on an original database obtained from the study of official regulations and web pages of 70 ACs. Our first goal is to describe ACs. Secondly, a good picture of these councils sets the foundation for discussing their performance in terms of inclusiveness, impact in policy-making and democratic control. Combining different statistical techniques the article shows that: (1) ACs present diverse design features; (2) these characteristics enable the generation of typologies of ACs; and (3) having the explicit goal of influencing public policies positively correlates with being an empowered council. These findings connect with the broader debate on participatory governance
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |