Boomerang effect between citizen participation and citizenship

Abstract

Citizen participation under the lens of Hayek's methodological Individualism demonstrates that individuals are the ones who have the capacity to act and interact, being these agents of change in the social context. In this sense, the types of motivations they have for getting involved in public issues in their community impact the different levels of participation. Furthermore, the premise that guides this essay is the idea that higher levels of participation stimulate democracy for the exercise of active citizenship, and this citizenship provides opportunities for more participation, thus generating what we call the boomerang effect.