Local citizenship and volatility of politics examined through examples of participation in urban planning proposals

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-7289.2021.1.38668

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Local citizenship, Public participation, Urban planing, Urban sociology

Abstract

In the course of globalization, migration, and urbanization, the meaning of ‘citizenship’ undergoes a change, even though its normative core – that is, the human rights and the related duties – do not directly change. The present paper follows some possible transformations of citizenship which are directed to strengthening local ties. How and in which context does a local citizenship emerges? As is well known, Brazil is the only country, in which the right to the city is inscribed in the National Constitution. In light of the mentioned transformations, this article examines selected results of a research about citizens experiences in participatory procedures for urban planing proposals in Germany and Switzerland. Although such participatory forums are important for public opinion formation, it is clear that politics meaning decay in face of private interest, so that local citizenship might be questioned.

 

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Author Biography

Chantal Magnin, Hochschule Luzern (HSLU), Luzern, Schweiz.

Doutora em Sociologia pela Universität Bern, Suíça, livre docente pela Leibniz-Universität Hannover, Alemanha; pesquisadora e professora de métodos da pesquisa social reconstrutiva no departamento de Economia da Hochschule Luzern, Suíça.

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Published

2021-05-04

How to Cite

Magnin, C. (2021). Local citizenship and volatility of politics examined through examples of participation in urban planning proposals . Civitas: Journal of Social Sciences, 21(1), 172–185. https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-7289.2021.1.38668