Politicisation at the local political level within representative and participative institutions

The example of a poor Montreal borough

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6301635
AutoresCaroline Patsias (Department of political science, UQAM Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada, autor correspondente), Sylvie Patsia (Sciences Po-Aix – Lecturer, Aix, France), Sylvie Patsias (Sciences Po-Aix – Lecturer, Aix, France)
Ano2024
Volume50
Fascículo2
Páginas329-351
Data de publicação2024-03-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoLocal Government Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0300-3930 • E-ISSN: 1743-9388
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03003930.2023.2205133
OpenAlexW4366829340
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas41

The majority of studies on local politics and politicisation have focused on the study of electoral participation, political parties or civil society. The qualitative dimension of politicisation within local institutions has thus been overlooked. This research addresses this dimension by comparing how citizens politically discuss the world in a representative and a participative institution (The borough council and the participatory budget respectively) of local democracy in one of the poorest areas of the city of Montreal in Canada. In order to grasp the politicisation within political institutions, we link the notion to a rise in generality echoing a conflictualisation of stakes or/and a reference to (in)justice. Our analysis reveals that both institutional designs examined acts in complementary ways. By giving utterance to conflict, the borough council permits the expression of all neighbourhood issues while the participatory budget allows for citizens to dream the future by bringing out the consensus of the moment

Borough · Citizen journalism · Civil society · Democracy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · French Urban and Social Studies · Historical and Political Studies · Law · Public Administration · Social Sciences and Governance