Participación y deliberación comunitaria en el análisis de políticas públicas sobre bienes comunes y ambientales

Abstract

In this paper we address the issues of community participation and deliberation in public policy analysis of environmental goods and commons, an issue that is framed within the context of the current crisis of democratic systems in terms of representation and participation in political decision making. We make some criticisms of the positivist model of expertise and technocracy and cites some cases of ‘scientific rationality’ restricted or limited by the discourse of social values but also for policy issues that represent major uncertainties and risks (e. g. environmental issues). Finally, we propose approaches of deliberative, participatory and democratic theoretical perspectives (i. e. neoinstitutionalism, political ecology, environmentalism) recognizing local knowledge, cultural practices and community regulations.