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  2. Participatory democracy, participant democracy, participative democracy, or semi-direct democracy is a form of government in which citizens participate individually and directly in political decisions and policies that affect their lives, rather than through elected representatives.

  3. What is participatory democracy and why is it important? Citizens’ interests and needs should be the focus of every political decision-making process at all different governance levels. It is the heart of democracy that citizens’ concerns are the basis for change.

  4. Aug 6, 2021 · Julia Keugten, Senior Advisor at the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, shares her insights on participatory democracy, civic engagement and accountability. How has participatory democracy become a new feature of political participation and why is it so pivotal?

  5. Sep 16, 2016 · As a radical political project, participatory democracy originally involved a transformative dimension: the idea was indeed that participation could transform the inegalitarian relationships between the state and society and that it could help to emancipate and empower citizens in every sphere of their daily lives (work, political institutions ...

    • Laurence Bherer, Pascale Dufour, Françoise Montambeault
    • 2016
  6. Mar 22, 2024 · Here are several key reasons why participatory governance is important: Enhancing Democracy. Participatory governance is essential for the functioning of democracy by ensuring that citizens have a meaningful role in shaping public policies and decisions.

  7. Research shows that participatory democracy can increase understanding of and trust in government, inspire civic learning and leadership, and direct resources to communities with greater needs. Below are several of the most common models of participatory democracy.

  8. Jun 5, 2021 · Fundamentally, participatory democracy is a transformatory theory, its core normative benefits resting on the idea that taking part in the processes of democracy can work to shape individuals’ behaviour, with democratic institutions valued in part for their effects on the ‘psychological orientations’ of citizens (Pateman, Citation 1970, p ...

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