Why is local environmental governance in Brazil shaped through the collective action of many, frequently interacting actors in some municipalities, whilst in others it does not take the form of deliberative and inclusive decision-making? I address this question by zooming in on the Conselhos Municipais de Meio Ambiente. Through multivariate logistical regression (n=5,202), I show that a large business community, combined with “small local government” adds significantly to the likelihood of finding participatory forms of solving environmental problems in a municipality, especially when communities have learned from prior experience with participatory policymaking in other areas. Through multivariate linear regression (n=1,365), I establish that depth and breadth of participatory environmental governance processes increase when, amongst other things, people have previous experience with other types of participatory councils, and when there are fewer local government officials per capita.
All lectures will be given in the language of the title, admission is free and there is no need to register; however you are kindly requested to be on time.
Location
Keizersgracht 395-397
1016 EK Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Take tramline 1, 2 or 5 from the Central Station
to the Leidsestraat, and get out at tram stop
‘Keizersgracht’ next to the department store METZ.
Walk up the Keizersgracht past METZ
two blocks to CEDLA.
