Participatory Democracy or Pseudo-Participation? Local Government Reform in Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6302350 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Forde (0000-0003-2305-1030, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 137-148 |
| Publication date | 2005-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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 | 10.1080/03003930500031934 |
| OpenAlex | W2058020620 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 11 |
Since 1996 local government in the Republic of Ireland has undergone extensive reform. One of the central aims of this reform is the enhancement of local and participatory democracy through generating new forms of participation by communities in local authority decision-making processes, and through strengthening the decision-making role of city and county councillors. Drawing on comparisons with current British local government reforms and on key community governance frameworks, this paper questions the validity of this aim, given the 'top-down' nature of the reforms, the ongoing weakness of Irish local government vis-à-vis central government, and the increasingly contractual and consumerist approach of the state towards the voluntary and community sector. It argues that the reforms consolidate Irish local government as a system of local administration rather than local democracy, and that they may threaten the development of participatory democracy, rather than facilitate it
Central government · Citizen journalism · Corporate governance · Democracy · Economics · Government (linguistics · Irish · Local government · Management · Participatory budgeting · Participatory democracy · Political science · Politics · Representative democracy · Sociology · State (computer science · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Irish and British Studies · Law · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0.4 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2024 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |