Rigenerare la democrazia partecipativa nei governi locali: cittadinanza attiva e interessi deboli non corporatiinanza attiva e interessi deboli non corporati

The theme of participatory democracy is not new and yet new could be the practices through which to affirm demands for social justice and fight against social inequalities. An experiential context in which local governments first and foremost can help experiment with and disseminate tools capable of neutralizing the effects of elitist participation and positively engage socially and personally weak groups even with respect to the use of new information technologies. This contribution aims to analyze the trend lines of civic participation tools with particular attention to the effects of participatory outcomes on public decisions. This is in order to identify those elements that are to be consolidated in order to enhance the potential and at the same time reduce the risks inherent in participatory processes.