University of Groningen
Novel forms of governance with high levels of civic self-reliance
Ubels, Hiska
DOI:
10.33612/diss.111587565
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Publication date: 2020
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Ubels, H. (2020). Novel forms of governance with high levels of civic self-reliance. University of Groningen. https://doi.org/10.33612/diss.111587565
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Propositions
1. Local governments that want higher levels of civic engagement in addressing liveability issues in the public domain need to fundamentally adapt their functioning.
2. High levels of civic self-reliance only function when substantially supported by (public) subsidies.
3. The instability of public support is an important cause of the vulnerability of liveability initiatives with civic engagement.
4. The ‘Do-democracy’ (Doe-democratie) lacks democratic legitimacy, as it does not provide any guarantee for inclusivity, equality, representativity and public accountability.
5. Citizens are not able to take responsibility of local liveability issues in the long-term and local governments need to hold on to the final responsibility.
6. The assumption that civic initiatives are more efficient in solving liveability issues is based on a biased cost-benefit calculation that ignores the (time) investment of volunteers.
7. Local governance initiatives empower residents who participate directly and not communities as a whole.
8. Liveability initiatives can contribute to social conflicts and divides and therefore negatively affect the local liveability.
9. When volunteers who address liveability issues in the public domain get overburdened, local governments should step in and take over the tasks and responsibilities.
