Local Governance and Local Democracy
The Barcelona Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6301523 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Georgina Blakeley (0000-0003-1532-0704, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 149-165 |
| Publication date | 2005-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Local Government Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0300-3930 • E-ISSN: 1743-9388 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03003930500031959 |
| OpenAlex | W2067049615 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 32 |
| References cited | 10 |
Using Barcelona as a case study, this article examines the relationship between local governance and local democracy. It begins with the terms of the debate and continues by identifying the context in which a particular model of governance arose in Barcelona. The article then looks at the extent to which governance fosters democracy, by strengthening the role of civil society organisations in government and creating new spaces of deliberation between the state and the citizenry. The final section examines the limitations of Barcelona's model of local governance in enhancing local democracy. The key finding is that the predominant role of the local council in facilitating citizen participation has as many strengths as it has weaknesses. In short when participation becomes public policy it becomes a double-edged sword
Civil society · Context (archaeology · Corporate governance · Deliberation · Deliberative democracy · Democracy · Economics · Local governance · Local government · Management · Multi-level governance · Participatory democracy · Political science · Politics · Representative democracy · State (computer science · Strengths and weaknesses · SWORD · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
Towards the Creative and Knowledge Economies
Integrating Observation and Network Analysis to Identify Patterns of Use in the Public Space
Building alternatives to the creative turn in Barcelona
Modelling Barcelona
Modelo Barcelona y política cultural
Cultura, transformación urbana y empoderamiento ciudadano frente a la gentrificación
Transformando los modelos de crecimiento y cohesión
Urban governance and regeneration policies in historic city centres
Analysing the role of citizens in urban regeneration
The European Ideal of an Inclusive City
Understanding institutional dynamics in participatory governance
Urban mobilizations and municipal policies to un-make housing precarity
Framing Large-Scale Projects
Urban governance and political change under a radical left government
Participatory governance and trans-sectoral mobilities
Between democratic network governance and neoliberalism
The local multiplier of income support paid in a complementary currency
The way towards land consumption
The Multiple Sites of Urban Governance
Personal Experience and the Evaluation of Participatory Instruments in Spanish Cities
Civic engagement and uncontrolled ballot votes
Municipal entrepreneurship support policies
Entrepreneurship and Participation in Public Management Reforms at the Local Level
Local preferences for the adoption and modification of climate policy instruments under a radical left government
Does cultural policy matter? Political orientations, cultural management models, and the results of public cultural action in Barcelona and Valencia
Between governance‐driven democratisation and democracy‐driven governance
The political opportunities of urban decentralisation
Governing Ourselves
Austerity urbanism
Citizenship practices and democratic governance
Las Políticas culturales de proximidad en el Paradigma de la ciudad creativa
The Transformation of the 'Barcelona Model
| Citations per year | 1.68 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |