Do We All Mean the Same when We Talk about Participation? Perspectives of Local Officials, Politicians and Social Activists Revealed through Q-methodology

Do We All Mean the Same when We Talk about Participation? Perspectives of Local Officials, Politicians and Social Activists Revealed through Q-methodology

The article analyses and compares the thinking on citizen participation of elected and non-elected officials, as well as social activists of the Spanish cities of Madrid, Barcelona, San Sebastián and Lleida. The research is based on Q methodology, whose combination of quantitative and qualitative el...

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Main Author: Ramón Canal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) 2017-01-01
Series:Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas (REIS)
Subjects:
Discourse Analysis
Associations
Democracy
Research Methodology
Citizen Participation
Local Politics
Online Access:http://reis.cis.es/REIS/PDF/REIS_158_02_ENGLISH1491547624325.pdf
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Do We All Mean the Same when We Talk about Participation? Perspectives of Local Officials, Politicians and Social Activists Revealed through Q-methodology
Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas (REIS)
Discourse Analysis
Associations
Democracy
Research Methodology
Citizen Participation
Local Politics
author_facet Ramón Canal
author_sort Ramón Canal
title Do We All Mean the Same when We Talk about Participation? Perspectives of Local Officials, Politicians and Social Activists Revealed through Q-methodology
title_short Do We All Mean the Same when We Talk about Participation? Perspectives of Local Officials, Politicians and Social Activists Revealed through Q-methodology
title_full Do We All Mean the Same when We Talk about Participation? Perspectives of Local Officials, Politicians and Social Activists Revealed through Q-methodology
title_fullStr Do We All Mean the Same when We Talk about Participation? Perspectives of Local Officials, Politicians and Social Activists Revealed through Q-methodology
title_full_unstemmed Do We All Mean the Same when We Talk about Participation? Perspectives of Local Officials, Politicians and Social Activists Revealed through Q-methodology
title_sort do we all mean the same when we talk about participation? perspectives of local officials, politicians and social activists revealed through q-methodology
publisher Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS)
series Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas (REIS)
issn 0210-5233
1988-5903
publishDate 2017-01-01
description The article analyses and compares the thinking on citizen participation of elected and non-elected officials, as well as social activists of the Spanish cities of Madrid, Barcelona, San Sebastián and Lleida. The research is based on Q methodology, whose combination of quantitative and qualitative elements can generate systematic, rigorous and quantifiable evidence, without sacrificing the complexity and richness of language. The results reveal three distinct perspectives on participation (integral, regenerative and distrustful), that differ notably in their appreciation of political institutions and social organizations. However, results also point to the existence of a core of consensus beliefs, which opens the door to building more legitimate and effective participatory institutions.
topic Discourse Analysis
Associations
Democracy
Research Methodology
Citizen Participation
Local Politics
url http://reis.cis.es/REIS/PDF/REIS_158_02_ENGLISH1491547624325.pdf
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