Institutionalizing Participation and Governance? New Participative Structures in Local Government in Ireland

摘要: Public service providers and elected levels of government around the world are continually being encouraged to involve citizens in decision-making. Various means achieving this have been employed by local authorities different countries. These include referenda, customer surveys, online discussion forums citizens’ juries. This article draws on example new participative committee structures within Irish government. seek identified stakeholders (including business, trade unions, community/voluntary sector environmental interests) were inspired both international trends towards participatory democracy Ireland’s experience neo-corporatist ‘social partnership’ at national level. considers their composition examines some problems encountered. It demonstrates that recent research into these supports many concerns raised literature varying mechanisms practiced other