Description du projet
Renforcer la participation démocratique et inclusive aux processus politiques
Les processus de démocratie participative et délibérative sont loués pour leur capacité à répondre à la méfiance et à la polarisation politiques en renforçant l’engagement public, mais ils sont souvent critiqués pour leur incapacité à inclure les groupes défavorisés. Le projet INSPIRE, financé par l’UE, entend favoriser l’égalité intersectionnelle par le biais d’espaces participatifs inclusifs et résilients qui répondent aux besoins des groupes marginalisés et s’alignent sur les institutions chargées de l’élaboration des politiques. Les chercheurs mettront l’accent sur les facteurs socio-économiques affectant la participation et recourront à des méthodes créatives pour concevoir des espaces inclusifs avec les participants. La théorie de l’assemblage sera également utilisée pour comprendre la complexité des pratiques participatives aux niveaux local, national et transnational.
Objectif
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.
Champ scientifique
- 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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HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation ActionsCoordinateur
60323 Frankfurt Am Main
Allemagne