More than just an experiment? Politicians arguments behind introducing participatory budgeting in Budapest
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9537478 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dániel Oross (0000-0001-8571-347X, Centre for Social Sciences, corresponding author), Gabriella Ki (0000-0002-5817-9037, Corvinus University of Budapest), Gabriella Kiss (0000-0003-0968-347X) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 552-572 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Politica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-6810 • E-ISSN: 1741-1416 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/s41269-021-00223-6 |
| OpenAlex | W3216575654 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 53 |
As deliberative and participatory practices play a greater role in political decision-making of democratic political systems in many parts of the world, political parties must adapt to demands of an increasingly more cognitively mobilized citizenry. While there is a growing body of literature about the functioning of such procedures in different social and political contexts, little is known about politicians’ reasons behind introducing them. Based on qualitative data collected among Hungarian politicians, this paper brings evidence to empirically assess why local politicians introduced Participatory Budgeting in Budapest, Hungary. Our findings suggest that politicians accept theoretical arguments for promoting citizens’ participation, newly elected local politicians expect to increase their party’s local embeddedness by creating new contact opportunities and emphasize that the introduction of Participatory Budgeting is a ground for experimentation. The article ends with a discussion about arguments that are put forth in the literature on European Participatory Budgeting but missing from the views of politicians, and concludes by highlighting the risks of institutionalizing Participatory Budgeting
Citizen journalism · Comparative politics · Democracy · Embeddedness · Participatory budgeting · Participatory democracy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
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| Citations per year | 3,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |