Participation and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century City

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-N10

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2. Introduction

   • Jenny Pearce

   Pages 1-33

3. Co-Producing Knowledge Critical Reflections on Researching Participation

   • Jenny Pearce

   Pages 34-50

4. Porto Alegre Popular Sovereignty or Dependent Citizens?

   • Sérgio Gregorio Baierle

   Pages 51-75

5. Porto Alegre From Municipal Innovations to the Culturally Embedded Micro-Politics of (Un)Emancipated Citizens: The Case of Rubbish Recyclers

   • Zander Navarro

   Pages 76-99

6. Caracas The State and Peoples’ Power in the Barrio

   • Margarita Lopez Maya

   Pages 100-126

7. Medellín Participatory Creativity in a Conflictive City

   • Omar Uran

   Pages 127-153

8. Manchester Between the Grassroots and City Hall: Participation in a Global City

   • John Diamond, Jenny Pearce

   Pages 154-179

9. Bradford Professionalised Participation in a Northern De-Industrialised City

   • Heather Blakey

   Pages 180-204

10. Salford Beyond Parochialism: The Challenge of Participation for Change in a Working-Class City

    • Davina Miller

    Pages 205-228

11. Conclusion Participation as a Field of Study and Practice: A Modest Contribution

    • Jenny Pearce

    Pages 229-254

12. Back Matter

    Pages 255-263

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Debates on participatory tend to be abstract, with references to experiences in Athens over 2000 years ago. This book uses recent experience in participatory innovations at the city level to explore the practice of participation. Taking examples from Latin America and the UK it argues the case for revitalizing democracy through participation.

• conflict
• democracy
• participation
• sovereignty

• Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, UK

  Jenny Pearce

JENNY PEARCE is Professor of Latin American Politics and Director the of the International Centre fro Participation Studies in the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, UK.

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