Participation and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century City

1. Introduction
Jenny Pearce

2. Co-Producing Knowledge Critical Reflections on Researching Participation
Jenny Pearce

3. Porto Alegre Popular Sovereignty or Dependent Citizens?
Sérgio Gregorio Baierle

4. Porto Alegre From Municipal Innovations to the Culturally Embedded Micro-Politics of (Un)Emancipated Citizens: The Case of Rubbish Recyclers
Zander Navarro

5. Caracas The State and Peoples’ Power in the Barrio
Margarita Lopez Maya

6. Medellín Participatory Creativity in a Conflictive City
Omar Uran

7. Manchester Between the Grassroots and City Hall: Participation in a Global City
John Diamond, Jenny Pearce

8. Bradford Professionalised Participation in a Northern De-Industrialised City
Heather Blakey

9. Salford Beyond Parochialism: The Challenge of Participation for Change in a Working-Class City
Davina Miller

10. Conclusion Participation as a Field of Study and Practice: A Modest Contribution
Jenny Pearce

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Political Sociology, Political Science, Development Studies, Democracy