JENNY PEARCE is Professor of Latin American Politics and Director the of the International Centre fro Participation Studies in the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, UK.

• Introduction; J.Pearce Co-Producing Knowledge: Critical Reflections on Researching Participation; J.Pearce Porto Alegre: Popular Sovereignty or Dependent Citizens?; S.Baierle Porto Alegre: From Municipal Innovations to the Culturally Embedded Micro-Politics of (Un)Emancipated Citizens: The Case of Rubbish Recyclers; Z.Navarro Caracas: The State and Peoples' Power in the Barrio; M.Lopez Maya Medellin: Participatory Creativity in a Conflictive City; O.Uran Manchester: Between the Grass Roots and City Hall: Participation in a Global City; J.Diamond& J.Pearce Bradford: Professionalised Participation in a Northern De-industrialised City; H.Blakey Salford: Beyond Parochialism: The Challenge of Participation for Change in a Working Class City; D.Miller Participation as a Field of Study and Practice: A Modest Contribution; J.Pearce

JENNY PEARCE is Professor of Latin American Politics and Director the of the International Centre fro Participation Studies in the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, UK.

• Introduction; J.Pearce Co-Producing Knowledge: Critical Reflections on Researching Participation; J.Pearce Porto Alegre: Popular Sovereignty or Dependent Citizens?; S.Baierle Porto Alegre: From Municipal Innovations to the Culturally Embedded Micro-Politics of (Un)Emancipated Citizens: The Case of Rubbish Recyclers; Z.Navarro Caracas: The State and Peoples' Power in the Barrio; M.Lopez Maya Medellin: Participatory Creativity in a Conflictive City; O.Uran Manchester: Between the Grass Roots and City Hall: Participation in a Global City; J.Diamond& J.Pearce Bradford: Professionalised Participation in a Northern De-industrialised City; H.Blakey Salford: Beyond Parochialism: The Challenge of Participation for Change in a Working Class City; D.Miller Participation as a Field of Study and Practice: A Modest Contribution; J.Pearce

JENNY PEARCE is Professor of Latin American Politics and Director the of the International Centre fro Participation Studies in the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, UK.

• Introduction; J.Pearce Co-Producing Knowledge: Critical Reflections on Researching Participation; J.Pearce Porto Alegre: Popular Sovereignty or Dependent Citizens?; S.Baierle Porto Alegre: From Municipal Innovations to the Culturally Embedded Micro-Politics of (Un)Emancipated Citizens: The Case of Rubbish Recyclers; Z.Navarro Caracas: The State and Peoples' Power in the Barrio; M.Lopez Maya Medellin: Participatory Creativity in a Conflictive City; O.Uran Manchester: Between the Grass Roots and City Hall: Participation in a Global City; J.Diamond& J.Pearce Bradford: Professionalised Participation in a Northern De-industrialised City; H.Blakey Salford: Beyond Parochialism: The Challenge of Participation for Change in a Working Class City; D.Miller Participation as a Field of Study and Practice: A Modest Contribution; J.Pearce