The participation of citizens (especially women) in the budgeting process could be crucial in promoting gender equality enhancing the female role in society (Steccolini, 2019; Pastore, Tommaso, 2020). People's engagement in the budgeting process could privilege equality in accessing different capabilities, focusing on the needs and expectations rather than merely analysing how the resources have been allocated (Gunluk-Senesen, 2021; Rubin, Bartle, 2021), as in standard gender budgeting (Klatzer, Addabbo, Alarcon-García, O’Hagan, 2018). Furthermore, the inclusion of digital tools could enable women’s engagement in gender budgeting, as in the participatory budgeting experiences (Stortone, Cindio, 2015; Sampaio, Peixoto, 2014). Therefore, the present research investigates the integration of a participatory perspective in gender budgeting, highlighting the relevance of digital technologies in enhancing citizens’, specifically women’s, engagement (Stortone, Cindio, 2015). This study is ascribable to a conceptual paper in that it led to the development of a new model, building on theories and concepts identified and tested through empirical research (Jaakkola, 2020). Therefore, reviewing the existing literature about participatory budgeting (Papadopoulos, Warin, 2007; Sintomer, Herzberg, Allegretti, Röcke, Alves, 2013; Bartocci, Grossi, Mauro, 2019), gender budgeting (Klatzer, Addabbo, Alarcon-García, O’Hagan, 2018; Gunluk-Senesen, 2021) and digital tools’ effect on citizens’ engagement (Stortone, Cindio, 2015; Sampaio, Peixoto, 2014), a new “participatory” gender budgeting framework is created. The peculiarity of this research lies in its comprehensive approach in studying gender budgeting and its “participatory” view, in line with the paradigm of public management called New Public Governance (Osborne, 2006), which calls for greater involvement of citizens. This is pursued through digital tools that can enhance the government's capability to intercept citizens' needs and perceptions (Grossi, Biancone, Secinaro, Brescia, 2021). The most significant contribution consists of developing a comprehensive model that integrates gender budgeting, usually a posteriori, with citizens’ participation and engagement, typical of participatory budgeting. The nexus between gender budgeting and participatory budget has been already analysed in the past (Ng, 2016). However, no work seems to integrate these processes with digitalisation, suggesting some practical measures, such as introducing a platform for collecting citizens’ proposals.
Paoloni, M., Mattei, G., Santolamazza, V., Elia, B. (2023). Making Women Protagonist: How to Foster Participation in Gender Budgeting. In When the Crisis Becomes an Opportunity - The Role of Women in the Post-Covid Organization (pp. 227-241). Springer Nature Switzerland [10.1007/978-3-031-21932-0_15].
Making Women Protagonist: How to Foster Participation in Gender Budgeting
Paoloni, Mauro;Mattei, Giorgia;Santolamazza, Valentina
;Elia, Beatrice
2023-01-01
Abstract
The participation of citizens (especially women) in the budgeting process could be crucial in promoting gender equality enhancing the female role in society (Steccolini, 2019; Pastore, Tommaso, 2020). People's engagement in the budgeting process could privilege equality in accessing different capabilities, focusing on the needs and expectations rather than merely analysing how the resources have been allocated (Gunluk-Senesen, 2021; Rubin, Bartle, 2021), as in standard gender budgeting (Klatzer, Addabbo, Alarcon-García, O’Hagan, 2018). Furthermore, the inclusion of digital tools could enable women’s engagement in gender budgeting, as in the participatory budgeting experiences (Stortone, Cindio, 2015; Sampaio, Peixoto, 2014). Therefore, the present research investigates the integration of a participatory perspective in gender budgeting, highlighting the relevance of digital technologies in enhancing citizens’, specifically women’s, engagement (Stortone, Cindio, 2015). This study is ascribable to a conceptual paper in that it led to the development of a new model, building on theories and concepts identified and tested through empirical research (Jaakkola, 2020). Therefore, reviewing the existing literature about participatory budgeting (Papadopoulos, Warin, 2007; Sintomer, Herzberg, Allegretti, Röcke, Alves, 2013; Bartocci, Grossi, Mauro, 2019), gender budgeting (Klatzer, Addabbo, Alarcon-García, O’Hagan, 2018; Gunluk-Senesen, 2021) and digital tools’ effect on citizens’ engagement (Stortone, Cindio, 2015; Sampaio, Peixoto, 2014), a new “participatory” gender budgeting framework is created. The peculiarity of this research lies in its comprehensive approach in studying gender budgeting and its “participatory” view, in line with the paradigm of public management called New Public Governance (Osborne, 2006), which calls for greater involvement of citizens. This is pursued through digital tools that can enhance the government's capability to intercept citizens' needs and perceptions (Grossi, Biancone, Secinaro, Brescia, 2021). The most significant contribution consists of developing a comprehensive model that integrates gender budgeting, usually a posteriori, with citizens’ participation and engagement, typical of participatory budgeting. The nexus between gender budgeting and participatory budget has been already analysed in the past (Ng, 2016). However, no work seems to integrate these processes with digitalisation, suggesting some practical measures, such as introducing a platform for collecting citizens’ proposals.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
