Conserving the Councillor: A Case for Widespread Local Officeholding

IF 0.6 4区 社会学 Q1 HISTORY Australian Journal of Politics and History Pub Date : 2023-05-18 DOI:10.1111/ajph.12840
Joshua McDonnell
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Guided by participatory and deliberative conceptions of democracy, local governments have embraced the need for increased citizen participation in decision-making. Yet, at the same time, a systematic reduction in the number of councillor seats has seen a precipitous decline in opportunities to participate in the council chamber. With specific reference to the Australian case, this paper seeks to explain this incongruity, suggesting that the answer lies in the wide adoption of democratic theorists' narrow conceptualisation of the role of the councillor. Viewed solely as representatives, whether in the corporate, mirror, or delegate mode, councillors are valued only insofar as they prove instrumental to an efficient and responsive system of governance. Their participation, itself, is not intrinsically valued. Drawing on novel and extant empirical evidence to demonstrate the participatory virtues of officeholding, this paper argues that when due regard is afforded to councillors' participatory role, a normative case for widespread — and more inclusive — officeholding emerges.

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保护议员:广泛担任地方公职的案例
在参与性和协商性民主概念的指导下,地方政府接受了增加公民参与决策的必要性。然而,与此同时,由于议员席位的系统性减少,进入议会的机会急剧减少。具体参考澳大利亚的案例,本文试图解释这种不一致性,认为答案在于广泛采用民主理论家对议员角色的狭隘概念。无论是在公司、镜像还是代表模式下,议员都只被视为代表,只有在他们被证明有助于建立高效和反应灵敏的治理体系的情况下,他们才会受到重视。他们的参与本身并没有得到内在的重视。利用新颖和现存的经验证据来证明公职的参与性美德,本文认为,当适当考虑到议员的参与作用时,就会出现一个广泛且更具包容性的公职规范案例。
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期刊介绍: The Australian Journal of Politics and History presents papers addressing significant problems of general interest to those working in the fields of history, political studies and international affairs. Articles explore the politics and history of Australia and modern Europe, intellectual history, political history, and the history of political thought. The journal also publishes articles in the fields of international politics, Australian foreign policy, and Australia relations with the countries of the Asia-Pacific region.
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Issue Information Issue Information Western Australia July to December 2023 Commonwealth of Australia July to December 2023 Issues in Australian Foreign Policy July to December 2023
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