Introduction / Joan Font, Donatella della Porta and Yves Sintomer
The national and regional contexts of participatory experiences / Yves Sintomer and Eloísa del Pino
The causes of local participation / Joan Font, Dolores Sesma and Paloma Fontcuberta
Institutional participatory initiatives and democratic qualities / Donatella della Porta, Herbert Reiter and Pau Alarcón
Citizens and participation / Joan Font, Carolina Galais, Magdalena Wojcieszak and Pau Alarcón
The cultural consequences of engagement in participatory processes / María Jesús Funes, Julien Talpin and Mathias Rull
Conclusion / Donatella della Porta, Joan Font and Yves Sintomer
Appendix 1: Experience databases: research protocols
Appendix 2: Municipalities and the initiation of participatory processes: two databases
Appendix 3: Contextual case studies: research protocol and case selection
Appendix 4: Surveys used in the book
Appendix 5: Case studies about cultural effects: data collection protocol.
Participatory democracy in Southern Europe : causes, characteristics and consequences. ISBN 9781783480746. Published by Rowman & Littlefield International in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.