Changing patterns of participation in Porto Alegre
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4388649 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bernhard Leubolt (University of Kassel), Andreas Novy (0000-0001-8292-9777, Vienna University of Economics and Business), Joachim Becker (Vienna University of Economics and Business) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 193-194 |
| Pages | 435-448 |
| Publication date | 2008-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Science Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8701 • E-ISSN: 1468-2451 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2451.2009.01677.x |
| OpenAlex | W2078856390 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 23 |
This article aims at understanding local capabilities for empowerment, dealing with the potential for progressive political movements at the local level. Applying an analytical approach to urban governance that is sensitive to path, context and scale, this article discusses participatory governance in Porto Alegre, the capital city of Rio Grande do Sul, the most southern state of Brazil. Porto Alegre's participatory budget is an international best practice model of urban governance. In recent years it has been referred to as an exemplar of pro-poor participatory governance and has been adopted by many other cities and international organisations. In this article we give special emphasis to recent transformations which we characterise as a change from a radical democratisation project towards a model of consensual governance. The former conception - linked to the administration of the Partido dos Trabalhadores (1989-2004) - tended to be a project of social transformation where conflicts were dealt with openly and democratically and the local level was treated as a space of experimentation for political up-scaling projects. Its implementation led to remarkable social progress. The latter conception - implemented by the new mayor after 2005 - has stronger links to mainstream concepts of good governance, focusing on consensual arrangements and private-public partnerships
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2022 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |