Leaderships and Participatory Processes: A Reflection on Democratic Citizenship

• Main Author: Nuno Fraga
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 2016-01-01
• Series: Revista Iberoamericana sobre Calidad, Eficacia y Cambio en Educación
• Subjects: liderança; processos participativos; cidadania democrática.
• Online Access: https://revistas.uam.es/index.php/reice/article/view/2833

<p>This paper reflects on the potential of leadership in the strategic management of public space, particularly from the concerted dynamics of local government to the community. We propose a theoretical reflection on the leadership styles based on the thoughts of Daniel Goleman, converging on the need to understand such assumptions in the praxis of a Mayor. The case study sought to understand the channels of communication between leader and led, and then contextualize the importance of this theoretical framework in conducting participatory processes in local space; its relation to democratic citizenship and the place of education at the crossroads of a possible democracy. We conclude that the issues of power sharing and / or delegation interfere with the actual opening of stakeholders during the participatory processes, it is necessary to rethink the leadership of proximity as a key factor to the success of these practices. </p><p> </p>