INSPIRE - Intersectional Spaces of Participation: Inclusive, Resilient, Embedded

INSPIRE - 交叉参与空间：包容性、弹性、嵌入式

• 批准号: 10091666
• 金额: $ 45.07万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: EU-Funded
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10091666
• 关键词: INSPIRE; Intersectional; Spaces; Participation; Inclusive

Participatory and deliberative democracy (PDD) processes have on the one hand been celebrated for their potential in addressing political distrust and polarisation by deepening public engagement. On the other hand, they are often accused of being cosmetic solutions to deep-seated problems that continue to exclude already disempowered groups (along socioeconomic, gender, racial, physical and mental ability lines). INSPIRE aims to tackle these accusations and failures by fostering intersectional equality, through participatory spaces that are: inclusive and start from the needs and assets of marginalised groups; resilient to changes in government and developing upon existing grassroots work to support community resilience; and embedded within the wider public sphere and in productive relationships with policymaking institutions (Bussu et al 2022a; Escobar 2022). We employ three key ideas: the political economy of participation, co-design, and assemblage theory. We place emphasis on socioeconomic factors that affect people’s capabilities to participate, or the political economy of participation. We use a range of arts-based, digital and creative methods to co-design with participants inclusive participatory spaces that move beyond just talk-centric deliberation, which can exacerbate existing inequalities. To analyse and foster intersectional equality within PDD we need to overcome the linearity and oversimplification that sometimes characterise methodological approaches in the field, which tend to overlook the dynamism, complexity, and messiness of participation. The concept of assemblage helps us look at how different participatory practices coexist, interact and change across local, national and transnational levels. Using these theoretical and analytical tools we can trace more clearly processes and power dynamics that exacerbate inequalities, and we can strengthen democratic and inclusive participation through its many forms and practices.

参与式和协商民主（PDD）进程一方面因其通过加深公众参与来解决政治不信任和两极分化的潜力而受到赞誉，但另一方面，它们常常被指责为对持续存在的根深蒂固问题的表面解决方案。排除已经被剥夺权力的群体（沿着社会经济、性别、种族、身体和精神能力线），INSPIRE 旨在通过以下参与空间促进跨部门平等来解决这些指控和失败：包容性并从需求和出发点出发。边缘化群体的资产；适应政​​府的变化并发展现有的基层工作以支持社区的复原力；并融入更广泛的公共领域以及与决策机构的富有成效的关系（Bussu et al 2022a；Escobar 2022）。 ：参与的政治经济学、协同设计和组合理论。我们强调人们参与的能力的社会经济因素，或者说我们使用一系列基于艺术的、数字化的政治经济学。以及与参与者共同设计包容性参与空间的创造性方法，这些空间不仅仅是以谈话为中心的审议，这可能会加剧现有的不平等。为了分析和促进 PDD 中的交叉平等，我们需要克服有时是方法论方法的线性和过度简化的特征。组合的概念有助于我们了解不同的参与实践如何在当地、不同地区共存、相互作用和变化。利用这些理论和分析工具，我们可以更清楚地追踪加剧不平等的过程和权力动态，并且我们可以通过多种形式和实践加强民主和包容性参与。