TY - JOUR
T1 - 'It's like maintaining a hedge'
T2 - Constraints on citizen engagement in community regeneration in East Manchester
AU - Blakeley, Georgina
AU - Evans, Brendan
PY - 2008/1/1
Y1 - 2008/1/1
N2 - Since participation at the local level is frequently urged as a solution to political disengagement (Stoker, 2006), it is important to acknowledge the structural obstacles to the ready imposition of the participatory project. This article argues that this focus upon popular democratic participation in urban affairs neglects the realities of political and social life, particularly for poorer areas of cities, and the structural constraints that greatly limit the opportunities for residents to engage actively within their community. From this perspective, the miracle is how much participation occurs rather than how little.
AB - Since participation at the local level is frequently urged as a solution to political disengagement (Stoker, 2006), it is important to acknowledge the structural obstacles to the ready imposition of the participatory project. This article argues that this focus upon popular democratic participation in urban affairs neglects the realities of political and social life, particularly for poorer areas of cities, and the structural constraints that greatly limit the opportunities for residents to engage actively within their community. From this perspective, the miracle is how much participation occurs rather than how little.
KW - Citizen participation
KW - Structural inequalities
KW - Urban regeneration
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=36949015371&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0952076707083289
DO - 10.1177/0952076707083289
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:36949015371
VL - 23
SP - 100
EP - 113
JO - Public Policy and Administration
JF - Public Policy and Administration
SN - 0952-0767
IS - 1
M1 - 200801
ER -
