How Do Free Cities Bring Their Citizens Back to Politics? Comparing Democratic Innovations in Budapest and Warsaw

Daniel Oross, Agnieszka Kampka

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The mayors of Budapest and Warsaw offer deliberative and participatory processes as a remedy for populism and growing polarization. The chapter presents the role of urban movements in shaping local politics and describes the deliberative and participatory processes developed in recent years as a joint effort of local NGOs together with the local administrations. It explains how the Pact of Free Cities has enabled the leaders to go beyond national borders to a transnational network. The conclusion summarizes how the two cities have created a space where different voices and ideas can be included.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationReclaiming Democracy in Cities
EditorsGülçin Coşkun, Tuba İnal-Çekiç, Ertuğ Tombuş
PublisherRoutledge Taylor & Francis Group
Pages97-114
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)9781003404736
ISBN (Print)9781032519777, 9781032519784
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes

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