Research Article
The Practice of Decentralisation in Terms of Community Participation in Decision-Making
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.18-11-2023.2342567, author={Mekuriaw Chanie and Sachin K. Parappagoudar}, title={The Practice of Decentralisation in Terms of Community Participation in Decision-Making}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Social Science, Humanity and Public Health, ICoSHIP 2023, 18-19 November 2023, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICOSHIP}, year={2024}, month={1}, keywords={community participation decentralisation decision-making ethiopia and local government}, doi={10.4108/eai.18-11-2023.2342567} }
- Mekuriaw Chanie
Sachin K. Parappagoudar
Year: 2024
The Practice of Decentralisation in Terms of Community Participation in Decision-Making
ICOSHIP
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.18-11-2023.2342567
Abstract
Participatory decision-making is the urge for decentralization. Nevertheless, in Ethiopia, decisions are not made based on shared understanding and marginalized voices are increasing. We used a mixed method, and the data was analysed through convergent parallel design. Grounded on theoretical lenses of democratic decentralization and democratic decision-making approaches, our findings fail to support the decentralization of community participation in decision-making at the grassroots level due to the absence of legally entrenched and visible participatory structures as well as the low performance of local administrators in mobilizing the community in the revenue-generating and budgeting process. All of these made the community lack interest in decentralization and less likely to participate in the process. Hence, at the local government level, the practice of decentralization is more promising than apprehending inclusive participation.