Participatory Budgeting as Bounded Direct Democracy: Citizen Agency and Institutional Responsiveness in Mexico City

• In Event: Fiscal and State Capacity Around the World and in the Lab

Brief Overview

We study participatory budgeting in Mexico City (2011–2025) to examine how institutions shape citizen agency, accountability, and the democratic effects of direct participation.

Authors

• Martín Gou, Vanderbilt University

• Alejandro Díaz-Herrera, Duke University