How institutional design shapes outcomes in participatory climate governance: evidence from the "Comité Cidadán Polo Clima"
This work-in-progress research aims to identify how design choices influence participation and outcomes in a bottom-up decision-making processes concerning climate crisis mitigation governance. Focusing on the local citizens' climate committee in Pontevedra "Comité Cidadán Polo Clima" the study explores how institutional design shapes the deliberative inclusiveness, deliberation quality and recommendations quality in participatory climate governance. Drawing on theories of participatory governance and institutional design the work also investigates how design choices influence the participants take-aways along the process.The research contributes to filling a significant gap in the literature concerning the relationship between institutional design and participatory governance outcomes. Ultimately, the study aims to identify the design conditions necessary to create inclusive, legitimate, and effective outcomes resulting from participatory governance processes. Some first and expected results will be shared.