The slow, discreet spread of participatory democracy to almost every country in the world should give us hope.
Several models of participatory democratic institutions exist. Citizen councils in Chile and Rwanda engage people in decision-making about public policies; India's village councils invite residents to deliberate regularly; and Colombia's national council system aggregates and approves community development policy proposals.
Persistent bad news about democracy suggests they have not, but scholarship on these experiences tells a different story. A large set of research documents and evaluates the effectiveness of the participatory democratic experiment around the world. A great deal of variation exists in the institutions, contexts and outcomes, but there are several takeaways.in democratic processes, especially at the local level.
, explores the effectiveness of national laws that established participatory institutions in Guatemala, Peru and Bolivia. My research shows national laws do create ways for engaging citizens in local participation.
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