%0 Journal Article
%A Jiménez Sánchez, Manuel
%A Fernández-Martínez, José Luis
%A García-Espín, Patricia
%T Participatory Frustration: The Unintended Cultural Effect of Local Democratic Innovations
%D 2019
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10433/16718
%X Most research on participatory processes has stressed the positive effects that these institutions have in the relationships between public authorities and civil society. This article analyzes a more negative product that has received scant attention: participatory frustration. Departing from Hirschman’s cycles of involvement and detachment, the article shows four paths toward frustration after engaging in institutional participatory processes: (a) inflated expectations, (b) the failure of design and adjusting mechanisms, (c) poor results, and (d) abrupt discontinuations. Drawing on six cases in Spanish cities, this article proposes a reflection on how participatory reforms can contribute to feed frustration and political disenchantment.
%K Participatory processes
%K Local politics
%K Participatory budgeting
%K Advisory councils
%K Civil society
%K Frustration
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