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María Jesús Rodríguez-García
Centre for Sociology and Urban Policies, The Urban Governance Lab, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Ctra. de Utrera, 41013 Sevilla, Spain

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Journal article
Published: 25 August 2021 in Sustainability
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Integrated policy strategies represent an increasingly popular approach in urban development and gender policies. This article analyses the integration between integral urban policies and gender mainstreaming in the European Union. A specific analytical proposal is elaborated and applied to urban policies promoted by the EU in Spain between 1994 and 2013. The Comparative Urban Policy Portfolio Analysis is used to study the inclusion of gender-sensitive policy measures in local project portfolios, their transversality across policy sectors, and the relevance of two main approaches to analyse them. The results show that integral urban development programmes have incorporated gender-sensitive policy measures. Results also show a low level of transversality focused mainly on social integration, although they combine objectives focused on a women-centred approach to classical areas of gender inequality affecting women, i.e., employment, education, health, and a gender approach focused on new welfare challenges linked to care and defamilisation. These results show the relevance of analysing gender approaches included in integral urban policies to comprehend the character of their gender mainstreaming and their potential effects on more gender-equal cities.

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María Jesús Rodríguez-García; Francesca Donati. European Integral Urban Policies from a Gender Perspective. Gender-Sensitive Measures, Transversality and Gender Approaches. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9543 .

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María Jesús Rodríguez-García, Francesca Donati. European Integral Urban Policies from a Gender Perspective. Gender-Sensitive Measures, Transversality and Gender Approaches. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (17):9543.

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María Jesús Rodríguez-García; Francesca Donati. 2021. "European Integral Urban Policies from a Gender Perspective. Gender-Sensitive Measures, Transversality and Gender Approaches." Sustainability 13, no. 17: 9543.

Journal article
Published: 14 April 2020 in Cities
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Urban policy is an increasingly important policy domain in international and national agendas, intended to cope with the complexity of urban problems. The use of integral interventions across various policy sectors involving different types of actors from the public and private spheres is a common orientation in urban policy. This implies that urban policies should be understand as multilevel policy mixes, and appropriate research strategies should be developed to analyse them from a comparative perspective. This article introduces main analytical elements to analyse urban policies as multi-level policy mixes and proposes an original methodological approach (the comparative urban portfolio analysis). To illustrate and show the face validity of the proposal, policy measures included in 78 local plans under three urban policies in Spain representing policy approach identified in international literature are analysed. Main results show the importance of two basic orientations (contextual and redistributive) to understand the intervention strategy of local plans and urban policies as policy mixes. Differences within policies show the multi-level character of urban policies, and differences between them resemble the orientation of policy frame they represent, showing the face validity of the proposal to analyse urban policies as multi-level policy mixes from a comparative perspective.

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Clemente J. Navarro; María Jesús Rodríguez-García. Urban policies as multi-level policy mixes. The comparative urban portfolio analysis to study the strategies of integral urban development initiatives. Cities 2020, 102, 102716 .

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Clemente J. Navarro, María Jesús Rodríguez-García. Urban policies as multi-level policy mixes. The comparative urban portfolio analysis to study the strategies of integral urban development initiatives. Cities. 2020; 102 ():102716.

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Clemente J. Navarro; María Jesús Rodríguez-García. 2020. "Urban policies as multi-level policy mixes. The comparative urban portfolio analysis to study the strategies of integral urban development initiatives." Cities 102, no. : 102716.

Original research
Published: 10 December 2019 in Social Indicators Research
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Since the 1990s, the European Union has launched different programs to promote urban development plans. Implementation and outcomes evaluations have resulted in a “European urban acquis” concerning the importance of comprehensiveness, collaborative governance, and participation to promote “good plans.” However, the evaluation of the quality of local plans, has received less attention. This article analyses quality of local plans developed under the framework of European Policies in Spain applying the plan quality evaluation approach, as well as factors explaining quality levels of these local plans. A scale to measure plan quality is proposed based on five main dimensions (fact base, objectives, policy actions, plan governance, evaluation). 64 local plans are analyzed applying content analysis. RgW and AD tests are used to measure codification reliability. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) is used to assess the validity of plan quality scale. Lineal regression is applied to analyze the impact of different aspects of planning process included in the ‘European urban acquis’ on plan quality. Main results show that CFA validates the scale proposed to measure local plan quality as a second-order factor; and point out objectives and policy actions as the most important first-order factors. Public participation during planning process, and more comprehensive plan across different policy areas, are the main factors explaining ‘good plans’. Therefore, the importance of the ‘European urban acquis,’ is confirmed in order to produce ‘good’ urban development plans; and the article provides a validated scale to evaluate the quality of urban development plans, and their main dimensions.

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Clemente J. Navarro-Yáñez; Mª Jesús Rodríguez García; María José Guerrero-Mayo. Evaluating the Quality of Urban Development Plans Promoted by the European Union: The URBAN and URBANA Initiatives in Spain (1994–2013). Social Indicators Research 2019, 149, 215 -237.

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Clemente J. Navarro-Yáñez, Mª Jesús Rodríguez García, María José Guerrero-Mayo. Evaluating the Quality of Urban Development Plans Promoted by the European Union: The URBAN and URBANA Initiatives in Spain (1994–2013). Social Indicators Research. 2019; 149 (1):215-237.

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Clemente J. Navarro-Yáñez; Mª Jesús Rodríguez García; María José Guerrero-Mayo. 2019. "Evaluating the Quality of Urban Development Plans Promoted by the European Union: The URBAN and URBANA Initiatives in Spain (1994–2013)." Social Indicators Research 149, no. 1: 215-237.

Journal article
Published: 08 June 2016 in Cuadernos de Trabajo Social
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Con este trabajo se busca reflexionar acerca del concepto de innovación social, interpelando su capacidad explicativa para la disciplina del Trabajo Social; para ello se pretende poner en diálogo algunos de los debates existentes en torno a este concepto y ofrecer unas dimensiones mínimas que permitan analizar las estrategias de innovación social que desarrollan ciertos colectivos afectados para responder a las necesidades sociales. Se trata de construir unas ‘gafas’ que permitan una mirada analítica a nuevas realidades y a las estrategias que desarrollan algunos colectivos sociales para resolver situaciones de vulnerabilidad severa. Finalmente se presenta un estudio de caso: una estrategia colectiva que pretende dar respuesta a problemas habitacionales severos y que se viene desarrollando en la ciudad de Sevilla, la Corrala Utopía. El artículo pone de relieve los elementos de innovación social comunitaria que produce la experiencia estudiada.

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Maria Rosa Herrera Gutierez; Rosa María Díaz Jiménez; Mª Jesús Rodríguez García. Innovación social comunitaria: miradas a una experiencia de ocupación de vivienda. Cuadernos de Trabajo Social 2016, 29, 225 -238.

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Maria Rosa Herrera Gutierez, Rosa María Díaz Jiménez, Mª Jesús Rodríguez García. Innovación social comunitaria: miradas a una experiencia de ocupación de vivienda. Cuadernos de Trabajo Social. 2016; 29 (2):225-238.

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Maria Rosa Herrera Gutierez; Rosa María Díaz Jiménez; Mª Jesús Rodríguez García. 2016. "Innovación social comunitaria: miradas a una experiencia de ocupación de vivienda." Cuadernos de Trabajo Social 29, no. 2: 225-238.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2016 in Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas
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Mª Jesús Rodríguez García; Clemente J. Navarro. Gobernanza local comparada: el análisis de los patrones de influencia en los sistemas políticos locales / Comparative Local Governance: Analysing Patterns of Influence on Local Political Systems. Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas 2016, 1 .

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Mª Jesús Rodríguez García, Clemente J. Navarro. Gobernanza local comparada: el análisis de los patrones de influencia en los sistemas políticos locales / Comparative Local Governance: Analysing Patterns of Influence on Local Political Systems. Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas. 2016; ():1.

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Mª Jesús Rodríguez García; Clemente J. Navarro. 2016. "Gobernanza local comparada: el análisis de los patrones de influencia en los sistemas políticos locales / Comparative Local Governance: Analysing Patterns of Influence on Local Political Systems." Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas , no. : 1.

Articles
Published: 01 July 2015 in Urban Geography
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Local governance involves coalitions between public and private actors on policy issues. Actors participating in these coalitions may vary according to the issue in question, even within the same city. Based on a survey carried out among actors from different sectors of the local political community in four Spanish cities, governance networks are analyzed across five different issues: public housing, cultural tourism, urban regeneration, social policy, and citizen participation. Using network analysis and indexes in a comparative examination of 20 policy networks, we show that variations across networks are explained by policy issue content and supra-municipal regulations, regardless of the cities’ political characteristics.

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Clemente J. Navarro Yáñez; María J. Rodríguez-García. Models of local governing coalitions: city politics and policy effects in Spanish municipalities. Urban Geography 2015, 36, 1149 -1168.

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Clemente J. Navarro Yáñez, María J. Rodríguez-García. Models of local governing coalitions: city politics and policy effects in Spanish municipalities. Urban Geography. 2015; 36 (8):1149-1168.

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Clemente J. Navarro Yáñez; María J. Rodríguez-García. 2015. "Models of local governing coalitions: city politics and policy effects in Spanish municipalities." Urban Geography 36, no. 8: 1149-1168.

Research article
Published: 11 September 2014 in European Journal of Women's Studies
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The relationship between descriptive representation and substantive representation is an issue that has been widely discussed by women’s studies scholars. In general, it is assumed that there exists a positive relationship between the two, but the literature and empirical analysis show that substantive representation also depends on the action of other critical actors, such as gender agencies and the women’s social movement. Comparative research has shown the existence of a common pattern in post-industrial democracies: the development of women-friendly policies depends on the existence of coalitions between these critical actors. However, the analysis usually focuses on the national or regional level, and there is very little analysis at the local level, despite this being a political arena in which these processes can be developed. The aim of this article is to analyse the effect of coalitions of critical actors on the responsiveness to the demands of women’s groups in the case of Spanish municipalities using a representative survey. The objective, therefore, is to apply advances in the women’s substantive representation literature to the local level in Spain. Main results show that responsiveness is higher in municipalities where women’s coalitions exist.

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María Jesus Rodríguez-Garcia. Local women’s coalitions: Critical actors and substantive representation in Spanish municipalities. European Journal of Women's Studies 2014, 22, 223 -240.

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María Jesus Rodríguez-Garcia. Local women’s coalitions: Critical actors and substantive representation in Spanish municipalities. European Journal of Women's Studies. 2014; 22 (2):223-240.

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María Jesus Rodríguez-Garcia. 2014. "Local women’s coalitions: Critical actors and substantive representation in Spanish municipalities." European Journal of Women's Studies 22, no. 2: 223-240.

Book chapter
Published: 29 May 2014 in Research in Urban Policy
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Clemente J. Navarro Yánez; Mª Jesús Rodríguez García. The Contextual Effect of Local Scenes on Cultural Practices: The case of Spain. Research in Urban Policy 2014, 251 -267.

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Clemente J. Navarro Yánez, Mª Jesús Rodríguez García. The Contextual Effect of Local Scenes on Cultural Practices: The case of Spain. Research in Urban Policy. 2014; ():251-267.

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Clemente J. Navarro Yánez; Mª Jesús Rodríguez García. 2014. "The Contextual Effect of Local Scenes on Cultural Practices: The case of Spain." Research in Urban Policy , no. : 251-267.

Book chapter
Published: 29 May 2014 in Research in Urban Policy
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Mª Jesús Rodríguez García; Cristina Mateos Mora; Clemente J. Navarro Yánez. Cultural Strategies, Creativity, and Local Development in Spain. Research in Urban Policy 2014, 121 -134.

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Mª Jesús Rodríguez García, Cristina Mateos Mora, Clemente J. Navarro Yánez. Cultural Strategies, Creativity, and Local Development in Spain. Research in Urban Policy. 2014; ():121-134.

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Mª Jesús Rodríguez García; Cristina Mateos Mora; Clemente J. Navarro Yánez. 2014. "Cultural Strategies, Creativity, and Local Development in Spain." Research in Urban Policy , no. : 121-134.

Journal article
Published: 31 July 2012 in Cuadernos de Trabajo Social
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Como es sabido, las asociaciones constituyen un actor central en el pluralismo del bienestar, y, de hecho, juegan un papel clave en la prestación de servicios. Sin embargo, la implicación de las asociaciones en los procesos de provisión de servicios difiere según su especialización en el activismo político o en la prestación de servicios, junto con otros rasgos asociativos. La literatura al respecto también indica que la participación de las asociaciones en estos procesos genera cambios en su estructura interna (profesionalización y burocratización). En este artículo se pretende analizar este aspecto de la coproducción de servicios a través de una encuesta entre asociaciones en municipios españoles. También se analizará el contenido de la coproducción a través del tipo de servicios que se prestan, el sector de la población al que se destinan y el nivel de la administración pública con el que las asociaciones establecen acuerdos de coproducción. Los resultados evidencian la importancia de la especialización (política vs, prestación de servicios) como factor explicativo de la participación de las asociaciones en la coproducción de servicios, la influencia de este factor en procesos organizativos internos y la importancia del nivel de gobierno autonómico a la hora de establecer este tipo de colaboración entre administración pública y asociaciones.

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Mª Jesús Rodríguez García. Asociaciones y coproducción de servicios en municipios españoles. Cuadernos de Trabajo Social 2012, 25, 357-369 .

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Mª Jesús Rodríguez García. Asociaciones y coproducción de servicios en municipios españoles. Cuadernos de Trabajo Social. 2012; 25 (2):357-369.

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Mª Jesús Rodríguez García. 2012. "Asociaciones y coproducción de servicios en municipios españoles." Cuadernos de Trabajo Social 25, no. 2: 357-369.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2012 in Revue française des affaires sociales
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Brigitte Frotiée; Mª Jesús Rodríguez García. La prise en charge des questions d'égalité femmes-hommes en Espagne (1975-2012). Revue française des affaires sociales 2012, 1, 1 .

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Brigitte Frotiée, Mª Jesús Rodríguez García. La prise en charge des questions d'égalité femmes-hommes en Espagne (1975-2012). Revue française des affaires sociales. 2012; 1 (2):1.

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Brigitte Frotiée; Mª Jesús Rodríguez García. 2012. "La prise en charge des questions d'égalité femmes-hommes en Espagne (1975-2012)." Revue française des affaires sociales 1, no. 2: 1.