Beyond Figures and Numbers Participatory Budgeting as a Leverage for Citizen Identity and Attachment to Place

Justyna Anders-Morawska; Marta Hereźniak

doi:10.18778/1641-4233.24.03

Authors

Justyna Anders-Morawska University of Lodz, Faculty of International and Political Studies https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8913-5726
Marta Hereźniak University of Lodz, Faculty of International and Political Studies https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7558-2688

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1641-4233.24.03

Keywords:

participatory budget, place attachment, social identity, community development, participatory democracy, place management

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to examine the potential of participatory budgeting (PB) for the formation of citizen identity and attachment to the place in terms of individual, territorial and thematic focus. In the theoretical discussion, the authors analyse the concepts of place attachment, social identity and their influence on civic participation. The authors propose a conceptual framework for the analysis of relationships between PB, place attachment, and social identity. In the case of the community development model of PB, place attachment should lead to the citizens’ increased inclination to participate. In the case of participatory democracy model of PB citizen participation can lead to a stronger place attachment. The conceptual framework presented in the paper requires empirical confirmation. Further research on the subject should revolve around the influence of place attachment on the formation of social identity and vice versa by application of the discussed models of PB. The placemakers should take into account literature-based evidence that advisory models of PB do not reinforce place identity. The places that apply one of the transition models should consider the evolution of their PB policies towards either community development model or participatory democracy model. By review of diverse theoretical approaches on place identity and local participation, the paper creates a solid foundation for further analysis of the relationships between the application of PB and the development of civic identity and place attachment.

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Author Biographies

Justyna Anders-Morawska, University of Lodz, Faculty of International and Political Studies

Justyna Anders-Morawska – Assistant Professor at the University of Lodz, Faculty of International and Political Studies. In her academic work, she concentrates on the issues of inter-organisational relations in urban policy. Her recent research focus covers problems of creative placemaking, the role of arts and artists in urban development, and participatory art practices from the perspective of cultural policy. She has co-authored the first Polish monograph that applies market orientation concept in the operationalisation of metropolitan governance processes. She is a member of the programme board in the study group Administration and Public Policies (Polish Association of Political Science), a member of Scientific Council at Interdisciplinary Centre of Urban Studies of the University of Lodz and a classically trained pianist.

Marta Hereźniak, University of Lodz, Faculty of International and Political Studies

Marta Hereźniak – Assistant Professor at the University of Lodz, Poland. The author of the first Polish doctoral dissertation and the first book about nation-branding, she has authored and co-authored academic and popular publications on place-branding and brand management. She is a member of the International Place Branding Association and the Institute of Place Management, a full-time teacher at the International Marketing programme (taught in English; Bachelor and Master’s courses); an expert of the Polish Chamber of Commerce and the Institute of Polish Brand, and a consultant in brand-related projects for companies, public institutions and local governments. She is also a member of the Brand-for-Poland project chaired by Wally Olins; a leading consultant in the project on Kazakhstan country brand and a co-author of the European Funds Brand strategy in Poland. Her research interests include place brand identity development; measurement of place branding effectiveness, stakeholder engagement in place branding, and place of origin branding.

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