Mecanismos de participación ciudadana en los servicios sociales municipales: las realidades de la Región de Murcia

Abstract

This work presents the primary findings, results and possible alternatives of recent empirical research on citizen participation in Municipal Social Services in the Region of Murcia, specifically on the strengths, limitations and trends of Local Councils and Institutes and their ability to influence processes of democratization in the construction of social policy at the local level. Primary Social Services have to recover citizen participation in the decision-making process by means of mechanisms which allow increased participation of the citizenry and social entities.