The Quality of Participatory Processes in the Urban Redevelopment Policy of Madrid City Council

Medero, Gema Sánchez; Albaladejo, Gema Pastor

doi:10.4335/16.4.841-872(2018)

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“…Furthermore, Madrid has traditionally ranked above the average in e-government empirical studies (e.g., reference [44]). Madrid has also long experience in neighborhood-based associations that collaborate with the municipality in the co-production of public services [45].…”

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Decide Madrid: A Critical Analysis of an Award-Winning e-Participation Initiative

2020

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This paper analyzes the award-winning e-participation initiative of the city council of Madrid, Decide Madrid, to identify the critical success factors and the main barriers that are conditioning its performance. An exploratory case study is used as a research technique, including desk research and semi-structured interviews. The analysis distinguishes contextual, organizational and individual level factors; it considers whether the factors or barriers are more related to the information and communication technology (ICT) component, public sector context or democratic participation; it also differentiates among the different stages of the development of the initiative. Results show that individual and organizational factors related to the public sector context and democratic participation are the most relevant success factors. The high expectations of citizens explain the high levels of participation in the initial stages of Decide Madrid. However, the lack of transparency and poor functioning of some of its participatory activities (organizational factors related to the ICT and democratic dimensions) are negatively affecting its performance. The software created for this platform, Consul, has been adopted or it is in the process of being implemented in more than 100 institutions in 33 countries. Therefore, the findings of this research can potentially be useful to improve the performance and sustainability of e-participation platforms worldwide.

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Decide Madrid: A Critical Analysis of an Award-Winning e-Participation Initiative

2020

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“…Second, and in line with Hagen's (2022) observations, contextual factors played a significant role in the success of the technology. Madrid has had a long experience of neighborhood-based associations collaborating with the municipality in the coproduction of public services (Royo, Pina, and Garcia-Rayado 2020, 6;Sánchez Medero and Pastor Albaladejo 2018). The possibility of direct citizen participation in public affairs and individual or collective petitions is recognized in the 1978 Constitution.…”

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Empowering Digital Democracy

Fischli,

Muldoon

2024

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This article examines the role of digital technology in enabling and enhancing democratic practices and forms of governance. It contributes to emerging debates on democratic innovations by proposing a novel theoretical account of decentralized participatory democracy. To develop our account, we draw on the experience of two EU-funded projects, D-CENT and DECODE, which produced innovative citizen participation platforms and digital public infrastructure. Bringing democratic theory into conversation with critical data studies and the new municipalism movement, we theorize how these projects advanced three political aims: organizing political communities to build collective power, empowering citizens through direct participation in decision making, and transforming political institutions. The article then analyzes the strengths and limitations of these projects to draw lessons for policy makers and practitioners for future digital democratic experiments.

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Urbaner Populismus in Spanien ? – Die Beispiele Barcelona und Madrid

Pfeiffer

2021

Populismus an Der Macht

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The Quality of Participatory Processes in the Urban Redevelopment Policy of Madrid City Council

Cited by 8 publications

References 7 publications

Decide Madrid: A Critical Analysis of an Award-Winning e-Participation Initiative

Decide Madrid: A Critical Analysis of an Award-Winning e-Participation Initiative

Empowering Digital Democracy

Urbaner Populismus in Spanien ? – Die Beispiele Barcelona und Madrid

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