De lokale democratie en het probleem van participatieve ongelijkheid/Local democracy and the problem of participatory inequality

The growing responsibilities of Dutch local governments for policy that was originally carried out by the national government raise the question to what extent local democracy is up to these tasks. Citizen participation is a central demand in any representative democracy. Participation ought to be not merely high, but also equal and non-selective, so that the voice of all societal groups is heard proportionally loud. This is particularly important when societal groups differ in their political preferences. This article studies the extent to which citizen participation in Dutch municipalities i... Mehr ...