Civic culture, community and citizean participation in contrasting neighbourhoods

Docherty, I. , Goodlad, R. and Paddison, R. (2001) Civic culture, community and citizean participation in contrasting neighbourhoods. Urban Studies, 38(12), pp. 2225-2250. (doi: 10.1080/00420980120087144)

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Abstract

This paper uses survey and qualitative evidence from four neighbourhoods in two cities to explore the hypothesis that citizen participation in urban governance is fostered by political structures and public policy as well as by a civic culture supportive of citizen involvement. The analysis shows that although the prospects for citizen participation are likely to be least propitious in poor neighbourhoods demonstrating lower educational attainment levels, for example, such factors may be mitigated by political mobilisation and the approaches to urban governance, including citizen participation, adopted by local institutions. Citizen participation may be fostered as much by the creation of opportunity structures that build confidence in the efficacy of participation as by the intrinsic levels of civic culture. The key policy lesson is that the effort devoted to creating greater institutional thickness and participatory structures is not wasted.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Paddison, Professor Ronan and Docherty, Professor Iain
Authors: Docherty, I., Goodlad, R., and Paddison, R.
Subjects:H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Geographical and Earth Sciences
College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
Journal Name:Urban Studies
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
ISSN:0042-0980
ISSN (Online):1360-063X

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