Beyond Figures and Numbers Participatory Budgeting as a Leverage for Citizen Identity and Attachment to Place

• Authors: Justyna Anders-Morawska , Marta Hereźniak
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The purpose of the paper is to examine the potential of participatory budgeting (PB) for the formation of citizen identity and attachment to the place in terms of individual, territorial and thematic focus. In the theoretical discussion, the authors analyse the concepts of place attachment, social identity and their influence on civic participation. The authors propose a conceptual framework for the analysis of relationships between PB, place attachment, and social identity. In the case of the community development model of PB, place attachment should lead to the citizens’ increased inclination to participate. In the case of participatory democracy model of PB citizen participation can lead to a stronger place attachment. The con­ceptual framework presented in the paper requires empirical confirmation. Further research on the subject should revolve around the influence of place attachment on the formation of social identity and vice versa by application of the discussed models of PB. The placemakers should take into account literature-based evidence that advisory models of PB do not reinforce place identity. The places that apply one of the transition models should consider the evolution of their PB policies towards either community development model or participatory democracy model. By review of diverse theoretical approaches on place identity and local participation, the paper creates a solid foundation for further analysis of the relationships between the applica­tion of PB and the development of civic identity and place attachment.

Keywords

EN

participatory budget; place attachment; social identity; community development; participatory democracy; place management

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: International Studies. Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 27-40

Dates

published

2019-12-30

Contributors

author

Justyna Anders-Morawska

• University of Lodz, Faculty of International and Political Studies

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8913-5726

author

Marta Hereźniak

• University of Lodz, Faculty of International and Political Studies

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7558-2688

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Identifiers

DOI

10.18778/1641-4233.24.03