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- Desafios e horizontes da participação cívica nas políticas públicasPublication . Falanga, Roberto
- Can democratic innovations tackle social-ecological challenges? Gaining insights on transformative governance across European casesPublication . Ribeiro, J.D.; Moniz, João; Campos, Ines; Falanga, RobertoIn an era of democratic backsliding, the pursuit of sustainable development that addresses social-ecological challenges can become a daunting task. Participatory and deliberative practices have flourished over the last few decades, addressing, to varying extents, policy domains that can be understood within the framework of social-ecological governance and related challenges. By understanding these practices through the concept of democratic innovations (DIs), we critically examine the historical connections between practices implemented across Europe with a focus on social-ecological challenges. This work reveals the emerging potential for democratising policy and decision-making, particularly in the areas of climate action and social justice. Despite the potential of DIs for citizen engagement with social-ecological challenges, theevidence gathered so far indicates that the reproduction of social exclusion within DIs is a significant issue, reflecting barriers rooted in socioeconomic cleavages and the myopia of political elites regarding long-term transformations. The capture and cooptation of DIs by powerful groups often reduces their potential to mere performative exercises that contribute little to creating inclusive settings. Therefore, while acknowledging the significant potential of DIs for social-ecological governance, we argue for the need to investigate the contribution of existing practices within extant democratic systems to realise their transformative potential fully.
- Connecting agencies in Lisbon. Insights from the H2020 project ROCKPublication . Falanga, Roberto; Pussetti, ChiaraThe article discusses a new model of participatory governance in Lisbon by providing theoretical reflection and empirical knowledge fromthe action of two urban agencies: the “Centre of Urban Information of Lisbon” (CIUL) and the “Municipal Offices in Support of Neighbourhoods in Need of Priority Intervention” (Gabips). While the CIUL has provided civil society with information about and space for debate on urban policies, the Gabips have supported urban regeneration in priority areas with the participation of local agents. The CIUL and the Gabips are framed within the political agenda of the Municipality of Lisbon to foster a new relationship between the local government and civil society, which has resulted in new channels and opportunities for citizen participation. Both agencies, however, also point to different stances on citizen participation that are worth analysing. While the CIUL can be understood in light of the literature on the constitution and global spreading of the Urban Centers, the Gabips represent genuine evidence of locally based participatory governance. Insights from the text allow for reflection on the design of a new model of participatory governancebased on the creation of political and administrative conditions to allow the CIUL and the Gabips to connect and maximise their functions. Key-words: Urban Center; participatory governance; CIUL; Gabip; Lisbon
- Participatory monitoring and evaluation: a pioneering experience with the national strategy to combat poverty in PortugalPublication . Falanga, Roberto; Silva, Daniel
- Processos Participativos nas Políticas Públicas em PortugalPublication . Falanga, RobertoTem-se assistido, nas últimas décadas, ao aparecimento de novas formas de participação na construção de políticas públicas, as quais têm vindo a ser introduzidas em agendas de governos locais e supralocais a nível mundial. comum aos processos participativos é a promoção de espaços de encontros legitimados pelos poderes governamentais, que têm como objetivo envolver toda a sociedade civil, ou alguns grupos dela, na construção de soluções para os problemas de governança. A grande diversidade de processos em curso a nível mundial, necessita da maior atenção da comunidade científica e de uma contribuição para ter ferramentas de leitura adequadas para a sua análise. Para o efeito, o capítulo proporciona primeiro uma visão de enquadramento sobre a participação nas políticas públicas, com referência a temas debatidos na literatura científica internacional. O foco no contexto português, permite levantar questões relativas à vasta difusão de processos participativos no país, juntamente com a manutenção de um sentimento de desconfiança nos mecanismos da democracia representativa. À luz destas reflexões, o capítulo apresenta finalmente uma aproximação à leitura analítica dos processos participativos, como forma de contribuir para o debate científico, assim como ferramenta para representantes políticos, técnicos e demais cidadãos envolvidos nestes Processos
- Scaling participatory budgets. Pitfalls and potentialities from multiple scales in PortugalPublication . Falanga, RobertoParticipatory budgets have played a key role in the field of demo-cratic innovations. Portugal is considered as a case for holding one of the highest rates of local participatory budgets and pioneered national and regional initiatives. Such a patchwork raises interest in the ways in which Participatory Budgets function on multiple scales. In-depth examination of institutions, constituencies, and policy areas helps unveil evident pitfalls and emerging potentialities. Against pitfalls, this article acknowledges emerging potentialities in establishing agreements between institutions to improve the efficiency of public funding allocation; intermediary bodies to increase inclusion of citizens; and combined policy areas to foster the synergy among Participatory Budgets.
- Sustainability and Cultural HeritagePublication . Falanga, Roberto; Bonoli, AlessandraThe Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Lisbon (ICSUL) is one of the academic partners of the ROCK project. ICSUL’s commitment towards cultural heritage-led regeneration has been developed through the application of an innovative community-based action research with local stakeholders and residents on the eastern side of Lisbon, in a demonstration area across the neighbouroods of Marvila and Beato. Acknowledgung that the optimization of tangible and intangible heritage was based on goals of social inclusion and participation for more effective solutions, we approached the demonstration area by triangulating qualitative and quantitative methods (i.e. participant observation, interviews with key actors, and both intensive and extensive surveys). Data were collected and made available in open access through scientifc and policy publications. The creation of the Lisbon Living Lab in partnership with the Lisbon city council provided needed conditions to promote a wide array of initiatives and to implement three major actions: one Pop-Up based on the reuse of empty stores led by the local NGO Rés do Chão; the co-design of an edible garden named “garden for all” by the local NGOs Muita Fruta and Coletivo Warehouse; and the creation of a new interpretive Centre of Beato and Marvila in the public library, co-led by the city council and ICSUL.
- COVID 19 – Preparar as cidades para riscos globaisPublication . Ferrão, João; Falanga, Roberto; Liz, Carlos
- Practices of Citizenship and Real Estate Dynamics: Roberto Falanga and Chiara Pussetti in conversation with Vando Borghi and Davide OloriPublication . Borghi, Vando; Falanga, Roberto; Olori, Davide; Pussetti, Chiara
- Urban Centers: Memorandum. Document produced for the Horizon 2020 project ‘ROCK’Publication . Falanga, Roberto; Nunes, MafaldaThis Memorandum is a policy-oriented research document conducted by the ICS-ULisboa team of the Horizon 2020 project ROCK. It seeks to organise some of the most up-to-date knowledge around Urban Centers and highlight important discussion topics, requiring further attention. In addition to academic literature review, the Memorandum relies on contributions from the international conference “Urban Centers: Acting upon or with cities?” organised by the ICS-ULisboa on the 19th October 2018 (https://rockproject.eu/event-details/41). The Conference took place in the Centre for Urban Information of Lisbon with the participation of representatives from the following Urban Centers: Centro de Informação Urbana de Lisboa (Lisbon); Fondazione Innovazione Urbana (Bologna); Urban Center of Torino; Pavillon de L’Arsenal (Paris); Centro de Cultura Contemporània Barcelona; and casa della Città / Case del Municipio (Rome). The participating Urban Centers were selected from the list provided by the international laboratory on Urban Centers (http://www.urban-center.org/en/), on the basis of their different working contexts, management models and activity. Representatives were invited to share knowledge and experience about the role, the challenges and potential of Urban Centers today and the different forms of action and participation they may have in the development of their cities.