Participatory governance mechanisms have been widely promoted in developing countries.
They are claimed to bring about several public policy benefits, including increased …

In recent decades budget transparency has come to be seen as a pillar of good governance.
This article reviews budget‐related transparency and accountability initiatives (TAIs) to …

A comprehensive text on the theory and practice of public participation Written by two
leaders in the field, Public Participation for 21st Century Democracy explores the theory and …

Can we design institutions that increase and deepen citizen participation in the political
decision making process? At a time when there is growing disillusionment with the …

Our world seems entangled in systems increasingly dominated by power, greed, ignorance,
self-deception and denial, with spiralling inequity and injustice. Against a backdrop of …

Abstract Development theory has moved from a single-minded focus on capital
accumulation toward a more complex understanding of the institutions that make …

In response to (and in sympathy with) many of the critical points that have been lodged
against participatory approaches to development and governance within international …

The resurgence of the Left in Latin America over the past decade has been so notable that it
has been called “the Pink Tide.” In recent years, regimes with leftist leaders have risen to …

The notion and practice of participation in international development stands at an uneasy
crossroads, reviled in some academic and practitioner circles, yet as ubiquitous as ever in …

Luis Inácio Lula da Silva's victory in Brazil's 2002 presidential election brought to power
Latin America's largest leftist party, the Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores [PT]). The …