Jacques CAILLOSSE - What form(s) of participation to district affairs?

Pouvoirs n°95 - La commune en France et en Europe - novembre 2000 - p.117-132

Local democracy produces and at the same time requires a juridical function. The latter consists in providing, within the statutory limits and under the supervision of judges, a set of tools which, under various forms, aims to institutionalize the participation of citizens to the life of their district. The survey presented here tries to highlight the political dimension of this juridical function, by first presenting the various legal categories and then offering a critical assessment of the way they operate. In the end, the original experience of districts in France helps us understand why and how there can be no structuration of a local public space without some «play» with the juridical constraints and resources. Résumé

Référence électonique : Jacques CAILLOSSE, "What form(s) of participation to district affairs?", Pouvoirs, revue française d’études constitutionnelles et politiques, n°95, 2000, p.117-132. Consulté le 17-02-2012. URL : http://www.revue-pouvoirs.fr/What-form-s-of-participation-to.html