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Bridging the Participation Gap with Government-sponsored Neighborhood Development Programs: Can Civic Skills Be Taught?
Überbrückung der Partizipationslücke mit regierungsgesponsorten nachbarschaftlichen Entwicklungsprogrammen: können zivile Fähigkeiten gelehrt werden?
El Uso de Programas de Desarrollo Social para Fomentar el Civismo
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Abstract I argue that innovative development programs that require citizen participation in
the production of public goods can have unexpected bene-fits for individuals’ dispositions
toward democracy. In particular, I explore the effect of taking part in state-sponsored
neighborhood deve... view more
I argue that innovative development programs that require citizen participation in
the production of public goods can have unexpected bene-fits for individuals’ dispositions
toward democracy. In particular, I explore the effect of taking part in state-sponsored
neighborhood development programs – direct-democracy type programs that require individuals
to organize within their community as a precondition for state help – on participant
dispositions toward democracy and willingness to take part in politics. To test this
hypothesis, I use original survey data collected in the Mexican state of Baja California.
To measure the effect of participation in neighborhood development programs, I conduct
a quasi experiment via propensity score matching. I find robust evidence suggesting
that participating in such programs correlates with higher levels of political participation,
a better sense of community, more positive retrospective evaluations of the economy
(according to both pocketbook and sociotropic measures), and overall higher support
for the government.... view less
En este estudio, propongo que programas innovadores de desarrollo social que requieren
de la participación ciudadana para crear bienes públicos pueden, inesperadamente,
fomentar actitudes favorables para la democracia. Específicamente, analizo como las
disposiciones democráticas... view more
En este estudio, propongo que programas innovadores de desarrollo social que requieren
de la participación ciudadana para crear bienes públicos pueden, inesperadamente,
fomentar actitudes favorables para la democracia. Específicamente, analizo como las
disposiciones democráticas y el interés por participar en la vida política de sus
comunidades cambia entre beneficiarios y no beneficiarios del programa. Dicho programa
posee un estilo de democracia directa, en donde se requiere que los beneficiarios
se organicen a nivel colonia como condición de implementación del programa. Para probar
esta hipótesis, realicé una encuesta en el estado de Baja California, México. Para
medir el efecto de participación en programas de desarrollo social, hice uso del método
estadístico conocido en inglés como “propensity score matching” para llevar a cabo
un cuasi experimento. Al final, encuentro que hay bastante evidencia de que el participar
en este tipo de programas se correlaciona con mayores niveles de participación política,
un sentir de mayor arraigo con la comunidad, una mayor evaluación retrospectiva de
la economía, y un mayor apoyo hacia el gobierno.... view less
Keywords
Mexico; Latin America; political participation; political education; development policy; development; program; government; democracy; neighborhood help; political program; influence; expectation; comparative political science; group; political culture; Central America; developing country
Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Method
applied research; empirical; quantitative empirical
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 63-87
Journal
Journal of Politics in Latin America, 4 (2012) 2
ISSN
1868-4890
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works