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participation in politics

elements, processes, relations, quality

of direct participation

– assess, evaluate, develop further – an ongoing process throughout the whole society

 

9 groups of elements, processes, 'building blocks' of direct participation, in relations among each other (and to other processes 'outside the box'), developed and applied in a number of cooperative projects – to assess, evaluate and develop processes as directly participative 1  · · · tools  ▲

4 criteria, levels of increasing participation

– from basic to full

•  information, communication
•  dialogue, discussion 2 + consensus 3
•  involment, co-creating + concordance 4
•  co-deciding + sharing responsibility

5 conditions, requirements, quality criteria

– for things to go well, for assessment and development

•  transparency, integrity – people, institutions, processes, procedures
•  competence – factual, professional, social
•  openness for everyone + everything, inclusion of everyone
•  commitment, reliability
•  stability, continuity + development

 

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1 direct participation – competent, constructive, cooperative and direct shaping things in common together  · · · key words & theory  ▲

2 theoreticians say also 'discourse', 'deliberation'

3 consensus – the greatest common one

4 concordance – beyond consensus

 

 

 

 

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