Projektbeschreibung
Stärkung der demokratischen und inklusiven Teilhabe an politischen Prozessen
Prozesse der partizipativen und deliberativen Demokratie werden dafür gelobt, dass sie politisches Misstrauen und Polarisierung durch die Vertiefung des öffentlichen Engagements bekämpfen, werden aber oft dafür kritisiert, dass benachteiligte Gruppen nicht einbezogen werden. Das EU-finanzierte Projekt INSPIRE soll die intersektionelle Gleichstellung durch inklusive, resiliente partizipative Räume fördern, in denen die Bedürfnisse von Randgruppen berücksichtigt und die mit den politischen Institutionen abgestimmt werden. Die Forschenden werden den Schwerpunkt auf sozioökonomische Faktoren legen, die sich auf die Teilhabe auswirken, und kreative Methoden anwenden, um mit den Teilhabenden inklusive Räume zu gestalten. Zudem soll die Assemblage-Theorie verwendet werden, um die Komplexität der partizipativen Praktiken auf lokaler, nationaler und transnationaler Ebene zu verstehen.
Ziel
Participatory and deliberative democracy (PDD) processes have on the one hand been celebrated for their potential in addressing political distrust and polarisation by deepening public engagement. On the other hand, they are often accused of being cosmetic solutions to deep-seated problems that continue to exclude already disempowered groups (along socioeconomic, gender, racial, physical and mental ability lines). INSPIRE aims to tackle these accusations and failures by fostering intersectional equality, through participatory spaces that are: inclusive and start from the needs and assets of marginalised groups; resilient to changes in government and developing upon existing grassroots work to support community resilience; and embedded within the wider public sphere and in productive relationships with policymaking institutions (Bussu et al 2022a; Escobar 2022).
We employ three key ideas: the political economy of participation, co-design, and assemblage theory. We place emphasis on socioeconomic factors that affect people’s capabilities to participate, or the political economy of participation. We use a range of arts-based, digital and creative methods to co-design with participants inclusive participatory spaces that move beyond just talk-centric deliberation, which can exacerbate existing inequalities. To analyse and foster intersectional equality within PDD we need to overcome the linearity and oversimplification that sometimes characterise methodological approaches in the field, which tend to overlook the dynamism, complexity, and messiness of participation. The concept of assemblage helps us look at how different participatory practices coexist, interact and change across local, national and transnational levels. Using these theoretical and analytical tools we can trace more clearly processes and power dynamics that exacerbate inequalities, and we can strengthen democratic and inclusive participation through its many forms and practices.
Wissenschaftliches Gebiet
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiespublic policies
- social sciencespolitical sciencesgovernment systemsdemocracy
- social sciencessociologysocial issuessocial inequalities
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil society
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicspolitical economy
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