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Production and Transfer of Knowledge Between Citizens and Local Governments in Democratic Participatory Processes: The Case of the Participatory Budget in Cascais

Production and Transfer of Knowledge Between Citizens and Local Governments in Democratic Participatory Processes: The Case of the Participatory Budget in Cascais
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Author(s): Vanessa Duarte de Sousa (University of Algarve, Portugal), Nelson Dias (In Loco Association, Portugal)and Maria Helena Almeida (University of Algarve, Portugal)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 19
Source title: The Role of Knowledge Transfer in Open Innovation
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Helena Almeida (University of Algarve, Portugal)and Bernardete Sequeira (University of Algarve, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5849-1.ch015

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Abstract

Participatory budgeting has been progressively implemented by several Portuguese municipalities, encouraging a broad discussion about the importance of the participation of citizens in political life. This approach implies new forms of relationship between electors and elected little explored in the Portuguese democratic system. New learnings related to the dialogue among stakeholders and the possibility of coexistence of representative and participatory models have emerged. There is a transfer and production of knowledge between local governments and citizens that increases the field of opportunities for working together. After a theoretical reflection that refers to the key concepts coupled with this new form of exercising governance, the authors present data on the participatory budget of Cascais (region of Lisbon, Portugal) and the participatory deliberative experience consolidated in Portugal.

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