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Can democratic innovations tackle social-ecological challenges? Gaining insights on transformative governance across European cases

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dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, J.D.
dc.contributor.authorMoniz, João
dc.contributor.authorCampos, Ines
dc.contributor.authorFalanga, Roberto
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-07T14:11:34Z
dc.date.available2025-08-07T14:11:34Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractIn 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.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationRibeiro, J. D., Moniz, J., Campos, I. & Falanga, R. (2025) Can democratic innovations tackle social-ecological challenges? Gaining insights on transformative governance across European cases. Socio-Ecological Practice Research (Published: 04 August 2025). DOI: 10.1007/s42532-025-00225-0pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s42532-025-00225-0pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2524-5279
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/102709
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringer Naturept_PT
dc.relation101094258pt_PT
dc.relationEnergy communities and a socially inclusive transition
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42532-025-00225-0pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectDemocratic innovationspt_PT
dc.subjectSocial-ecological governancept_PT
dc.subjectClimate actionpt_PT
dc.subjectSocial justicept_PT
dc.subjectEuropept_PT
dc.titleCan democratic innovations tackle social-ecological challenges? Gaining insights on transformative governance across European casespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleEnergy communities and a socially inclusive transition
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oaire.citation.titleSocio-Ecological Practice Researchpt_PT
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person.familyNameMedeiros Ribeiro
person.familyNameMoniz Laranjeira da Silva
person.familyNameCampos
person.familyNameFalanga
person.givenNameJosé Duarte
person.givenNameJoão Miguel
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person.givenNameRoberto
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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