Participación ciudadana y políticas de urbanismo en grandes ciudades

Resumen

In this study of citizen participation extensive emphasis has been accomplished by studyingthe effects of the different tools of participation in institutional performance. This PhDresearch aims to analyze – from a comparative case study approach – the impact that acommunity accumulation of social capital has for the organizational capacity of citizensand for the nonelectoral participation of civil society in urban planning projects. For thispurpose, the research not only prioritizes the study of socio-cultural behavior of citizens butas well their interaction with institutions and within the urbanistic contexts of London,Madrid and Berlin. Central to this research is the study of patterns or associative habits ofcitizens, the social and institutional relations of trust, and the norms of reciprocity thatdefine the concept of social capital.This study will demonstrate that the reserves of social capital of a community canpositively impact the nonelectoral participation of citizens, considering that from socialrelations – established by citizens through civic associations – important values are createdfor participation. Such as relationships of trust or norms of reciprocity that promotecooperative behavior of citizens and special interest in collective causes. These qualitiescan quickly gather to form civic communities, sensitive to public affairs and therefore muchmore prone to nonelectoral participation in planning issues. However we must take intoaccount further contextual variables, which vary from one context to another, that foster orrestrict citizen’s participation...