The idea of community involvement and empowerment has become central to politics in
recent years. Governments, keen to reduce public spending and increase civic involvement …

Περίληψη Η Κοινωνική Οικονομία αποτελεί πλέον έναν από τους κύριους πυλώνες στην
Κοινωνική Πολιτική. Ωστόσο, υφίσταται έντονος προβληματισμός, τόσο σε θεωρητικό …

The third sector has come to be seen as an important part of democratic renewal in
established democracies. But how far can it fulfill its potential in this respect? This chapter …

Citizen participation has become a familiar theme in policy across the EU in recent years.
New forms of deliberation and new structures of decision-making have been introduced to …

This article uses Ara Toi Ōtepoti–Our Creative Future–Dunedin Arts and Culture Strategy
2015 as a case study of the challenges of participatory governance. As the strategy was co …