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Citizenship practices and democratic governance: 'Barcelona en Comú' as an urban citizenship confluence promoting a renewed policy agenda
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Spanish cities have suffered increasing social inequality after the 2008 economic crisis and austerity policies. However, harshening social conditions have also led to 'acts of citizenship'. Against the background of Marshallian and Tocquevillean takes on citizenship and civil society this paper analyses the emergence of the political confluence that gained office in the municipal elections of May 2015 in Barcelona incorporating citizens' organisations and advocacy groups. Barcelona en Comú claims a radical change in policy orientation with a renewed citizenship agenda. We argue that this is an example of urban citizenship that requires historical contextualisation. We see continuities and discontinuities between the current local governance model and agenda and the democratic local governance model established during the 1980s when civil society provided significant input. However, it is a challenge to implement an urban citizenship agenda in a globalised city with resources controlled elsewhere.
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EIZAGUIRRE ANGLADA, Santiago, PRADEL, Marc and GARCÍA, Soledad. Citizenship practices and democratic governance: 'Barcelona en Comú' as an urban citizenship confluence promoting a renewed policy agenda. Citizenship Studies. 2017. Vol. 21, num. 4, pags. 425-429. ISSN 1362-1025. [consulted: 10 of October of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/120502