'''Participation''' in [[social science]] is an umbrella term including different means for the public to directly participate in political, economic, management or other social decisions. Ideally, each actor would have a say in decisions directly proportional to the degree that particular decision affects him or her. Those not affected by a decision would have no say and those exclusively affected by a decision would have full say. Likewise, those most affected would have the most say while those least affected would have the least say. Participatory decision making infers a level of proportionate decision making power and can take place along any realm of human social activity, including [[economic]] (ie [[Participatory economics]]), [[political]] (ie [[Participatory democracy]] or [[parpolity]]), [[cultural]] (ie [[intercommunalism]]) or [[familial]] (ie [[Feminism]]). | '''Participation''' in [[social science]] is an umbrella term including different means for the public to directly participate in political, economic, management or other social decisions. Ideally, each actor would have a say in decisions directly proportional to the degree that particular decision affects him or her. Those not affected by a decision would have no say and those exclusively affected by a decision would have full say. Likewise, those most affected would have the most say while those least affected would have the least say. Participatory decision making infers a level of proportionate decision making power and can take place along any realm of human social activity, including [[economic]] (ie [[Participatory economics]]), [[political]] (ie [[Participatory democracy]] or [[parpolity]]), [[cultural]] (ie [[intercommunalism]]) or [[familial]] (ie [[Feminism]]). |