Participation, Governance, Policy And Legislation Flashcards
What is the government?
“Party host”
Has the power to dictate style of governance and enact policy and legislation
What is policy and legislation?
“Party activities/rules”
Represent the tangible manifestations of worldviews
Determines interactions within and between all ecological levels
What is participation?
Mechanism by which we can experience social change and redistribute power
Instrumental - aim for specific end
Transformative - aim for social change
What is Arnsteins ladder of social participation?
Typological structure of types of citizen participation
Rungs - manipulation, therapy, informing, consultation, placation, partnership, delegated power, citizen control
What occurs in the bottom rungs
Manipulation and therapy
Less genuine participation
Non-participation masquerading under guise of participation
What are the lower rungs?
Informing and consultation
Unheard are given a voice but do not have enough power to do anything with it
What are the higher rungs?
Placation and partnership
Have Not’s advise and negotiate with the Have’s but ultimately the Have’s have the decision making power
What are the top rungs?
Delegated power and citizen control
Genuine participation
Have Nots take full power and control
Limited power means power flips so Have’s become Have Nots and vice versa
What are the criticisms of Arnsteins ladder?
Have’s and Have Nots are more complex than homogenous groups
Probably not a clear distinction between rungs (as implied)
Doesn’t consider roadblocks to participation eg racism, education
What is social capital?
Process of social interaction and organisation that lead to particular outcomes of mutual benefit
“If I do something for you, you might do something for me later”
What are participant conceptualisers?
Involved in a process and attempting to make sense of what is happening in a community according to social psychological knowledge and theory
“Knowledge constructed through action”
Deconstruct context and nature of policy and inform others involved in policy setting
What is praxis?
Unity of theory and action (practice)
Needs, norms, value and social change
Aim is to take reflection and research and turn it into social change
What is governance?
“Theme of the party”
Overarching framework/ideology
