Assessing the Democratic Qualities of Programmes and Projects

A Case from Finnish Urban Policy

Authors

  • Kanerva Kuokkanen Department of Political and Economic Studies, Swedish School of Social Science, University of Helsinki

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58235/sjpa.v17i2.15760

Keywords:

Projects, Projectification, Governance, Democracy, Participation

Abstract

A central element in networked forms of governance is the use of projects and related policy instruments and forms of action. However, the relation between “projectification” and democracy has so far been researched only to a limited extent. This article is based on the analysis of a specific participatory project, in which the aim was to test and model different forms of citizen participation. The broader policy programme which the project belonged to is also scrutinised. According to this study, the programme level was based on traditional forms of steering, whereas projects allow flexibility and new forms of participation and deliberation. However, enhanced possibilities for participation do not necessarily increase the influence of involved actors as the relationship between the projects and the permanent municipal administration remains weak.

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Author Biography

Kanerva Kuokkanen, Department of Political and Economic Studies, Swedish School of Social Science, University of Helsinki

Kanerva Kuokkanen is a researcher at the Swedish School of Social Science and a doctoral student at the Department of Political and Economic Studies, University of Helsinki. She is currently working in the The Democratic Impact of Administrative Reforms – Temporary Government Instruments in Regional Development research project funded by the Academy of Finland. Her fields of interest include new forms of governance and citizen participation at the local and regional level.

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Published

2013-06-15

How to Cite

Kuokkanen, K. (2013). Assessing the Democratic Qualities of Programmes and Projects: A Case from Finnish Urban Policy. Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration, 17(2), 127–146. https://doi.org/10.58235/sjpa.v17i2.15760

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