Participatory policy making under authoritarianism: the pathways of local budgetary reform in the People’s Republic of China

Yan, Xiu-Tian; Xin, Ge

doi:10.1332/147084414x14024918243748

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“…Many scholars have recently inquired into the use of horizontal accountability and increasing participation channels for ordinary people in policy formation and design as well as in policy implementation and oversight in China, for example (Benton 2016;Chen, Pan, and Xu 2016;He and Warren 2011;Truex 2016Truex , 2017Xiaojun and Ge 2016). He and Warren (2011, 275) observed that these participation channels in China are carefully managed and channeled into the 'governance level' domain of administrative decision-making (as opposed to regime-level).…”

Section: Government Responsiveness: Leveraging Icts In Public Goods Pmentioning

confidence: 99%

Political Dividends of Digital Participatory Governance: Evidence from Moscow Pothole Management

Gorgulu¹,

Sharafutdinova²,

Steinbuks³

2020

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The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.

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Section: Government Responsiveness: Leveraging Icts In Public Goods Pmentioning

confidence: 99%

Political Dividends of Digital Participatory Governance: Evidence from Moscow Pothole Management

Gorgulu¹,

Sharafutdinova²,

Steinbuks³

2020

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“…Previous debate on PB has paid significant attention to the factors that can lead to PB initiation and, above all, to its design and consequences (Abdel-Monem et al, 2016;Brun-Martos and Lapsley, 2017;Ebdon, 2002), elaborating frameworks to analyze the practice's design and key features (Ebdon and Franklin, 2006;Sintomer et al, 2008). Several studies have investigated the participation mechanisms adopted by governments to realize citizen participation (Geurtz and Van de Wijdeven, 2010;Holdo, 2016;Xiaojun and Ge, 2016), the diverse conditions driving the success of PB (Barbera et al, 2016;Kim and Schachter, 2013;Pinnington et al, 2009), the effectiveness of various approaches used to engage citizens (Lim and Oh, 2016) and the role played by different actors (politicians, managers, consultants, etc. ) in producing PB in practice (Aleksandrov et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

Towards a hybrid logic of participatory budgeting

Bartocci

Grossi

Mauro

2019

IJPSM

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Purpose Participatory budgeting (PB) is considered a suitable tool for supporting and promoting citizen engagement in government work. Previous studies of PB have deeply investigated its design and effects, but paid little attention to the underlying logics of adopting and implementing PB. The purpose of this paper is to, accordingly, investigate the development over time of the institutional logics of PB and attempt to explain their effect on PB. Design/methodology/approach Using a longitudinal multiple case study design, this research analyzes the evolution of institutional logics over time and across five municipalities in Italy. The analysis integrates documents with interviews conducted at two times to investigate the evolution of PB logics. Findings The development of PB is characterized by the spread of two emerging logics–i.e. managerial and community-building logics–that replace or coexist with the traditional political logic. Indeed, these different logics can coexist within governments, with different degrees of conflict or coexistence, resulting in what can be considered a hybrid logic. Research limitations/implications Although the number of examined cases is limited, this research elaborates an original conceptual approach and provides new insights that could help in better designing and implementing PB. Originality/value This research builds knowledge of PB by shedding light on its different logics, linking them to diverse specific models of PB and exploring their changes over time.

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“…While the notion of inputprocess-output approach to understanding participatory institutions has its own merits and shortfalls, it is essential to explore who hosts the participatory processes. Existing literature is evidence to show that there are at least three different actors who have been dominating the 'hosting' role of participatory institutions (Sheely, 2015;Sjoberg, Mellon, & Peixoto, 2017;Yan & Xin, 2016). The first is the government and that governments at different levels organise participatory processes for different purposes, sometimes making the participatory institution a multi-level process with the objective to achieve a single aim (Homsy, Liu, & Warner, 2019).…”

Section: Society-driven Participatory Institution: An Analytical Frammentioning

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Do Informal Forums Matter? Lessons from Nepal’s Local Policymaking

Bhusal

2019

The International Journal of Community and Social Development

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This research empirically explores whether and how informal forums facilitate the participation of ordinary people in the local policymaking process. Using qualitative data generated from 2014 to 2016 in the Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City in western Nepal, it argues that informal forums are the most conducive participatory platforms for ordinary people and that these forums can bring positive influences on the formal processes of policymaking. Examined through the analytical framework of society-driven participatory institutions, findings of this research suggest that informal forums, if designed properly, can contribute to securing democratic rights of ordinary people by allowing them to participate to raise and deliberate their issues in the local policymaking process. In addition to broadening the existing knowledge about the role of informal forums in local governance, findings of this research offer new insights for local authorities who are passionate about participatory local policymaking.

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Participatory policy making under authoritarianism: the pathways of local budgetary reform in the People’s Republic of China

Cited by 24 publications

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Political Dividends of Digital Participatory Governance: Evidence from Moscow Pothole Management

Political Dividends of Digital Participatory Governance: Evidence from Moscow Pothole Management

Towards a hybrid logic of participatory budgeting

Do Informal Forums Matter? Lessons from Nepal’s Local Policymaking

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