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标题：Institutional supply, public demand, and citizen capabilities to participate in environmental programs in Mexico and India.
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作者：Forrest Fleischman ; Claudia Rodriguez Solorzano
期刊名称：International Journal of the Commons
电子版ISSN：1875-0281
出版年度：2018
卷号：12
期号：2
页码：162-190
DOI：10.18352/ijc.849
语种：English
出版社：Igitur, Utrecht Publishing and Archiving Services
其他摘要：In this paper, we argue that, like a three-legged stool, participatory programs require three elements for stability: a supply of participatory institutions, a demand from citizens to participate, and citizens with capabilities for participation. We illustrate the importance of these three elements using case studies from forest management in central India and southern Mexico, and use the evidence from these cases to suggest hypotheses for future investigation. We argue that when participatory programs are implemented in places where demand for citizen engagement is weak and citizens lack the capability to engage, participation is unlikely. On the other hand, where people demand to participate and have the capability to do so, they are sometimes able to overcome obstacles to utilizing participatory institutions. Individuals’ agency for citizen engagement is developed in interaction with the structures of participation; this means that there may be a long-term synergy between the supply of participatory institutions and the development of skills and demand for citizen engagement. Our work implies that designers of participatory programs should pay equal attention to cultivating participatory capabilities, providing incentives that enhance demand for participation, and building institutions to open spaces for participation in governance. Building participatory environmental governance may thus require long-term, sustained attention to both citizenship and institution-building.
关键词：Participation; Capabilities; citizen engagement; participatory governance; Mexico; Calakmul; Central India