Errekaleor: a communal democracy laboratory in a neighborhood in the Basque Country

The growing crisis of the liberal democracy model has enabled the emergence of alternative models. One of the most innovative has been that of communal democracy, which is postulated as an antagonistic proposal to the dominant perspectives. Faced with representativeness and the liberal subject, he c...

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Main Authors: Luis Miguel Uharte Pozas, Saúl Curto-López
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Language:English
Published: Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law 2024-07-01
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Online Access:https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/1884
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description The growing crisis of the liberal democracy model has enabled the emergence of alternative models. One of the most innovative has been that of communal democracy, which is postulated as an antagonistic proposal to the dominant perspectives. Faced with representativeness and the liberal subject, he claims a community subject that is self-governing. In this research, an analysis is made of the experience of the self-managed neighborhood of Errekaleor, located in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque Country), where an attempt is being made to develop a model of communal democracy. The methodology used is ethnographic in nature, with a great weight of observation and in-depth interviews. Among the main findings, the germ of an alternative model stands out, in which practices of self-government, self-management and mutual care stand out.
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spelling doaj-art-c505ce0a67a445e59ae8088ea4eb23c22025-08-20T01:53:33ZengOñati International Institute for the Sociology of LawOñati Socio-Legal Series2079-59712024-07-0114410.35295/osls.iisl.18842671Errekaleor: a communal democracy laboratory in a neighborhood in the Basque CountryLuis Miguel Uharte Pozas0Saúl Curto-López1UPV/EHUUPV/EHUThe growing crisis of the liberal democracy model has enabled the emergence of alternative models. One of the most innovative has been that of communal democracy, which is postulated as an antagonistic proposal to the dominant perspectives. Faced with representativeness and the liberal subject, he claims a community subject that is self-governing. In this research, an analysis is made of the experience of the self-managed neighborhood of Errekaleor, located in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque Country), where an attempt is being made to develop a model of communal democracy. The methodology used is ethnographic in nature, with a great weight of observation and in-depth interviews. Among the main findings, the germ of an alternative model stands out, in which practices of self-government, self-management and mutual care stand out. https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/1884Communal democracycommunity subjectself-governmentself-managementCare
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Errekaleor: a communal democracy laboratory in a neighborhood in the Basque Country
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self-government
self-management
Care
title Errekaleor: a communal democracy laboratory in a neighborhood in the Basque Country
title_full Errekaleor: a communal democracy laboratory in a neighborhood in the Basque Country
title_fullStr Errekaleor: a communal democracy laboratory in a neighborhood in the Basque Country
title_full_unstemmed Errekaleor: a communal democracy laboratory in a neighborhood in the Basque Country
title_short Errekaleor: a communal democracy laboratory in a neighborhood in the Basque Country
title_sort errekaleor a communal democracy laboratory in a neighborhood in the basque country
topic Communal democracy
community subject
self-government
self-management
Care
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