Since 2007, Buenos Aires has been governed by a centre-right coalition that has made participation an integral part of its approach to governance. Under mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta (2015–2023), the idea and practice of proximity became central, notably through weekly meetings with neighbours across the city. This article demonstrates that proximity was a strategy for building urban democratic legitimacy. In so doing, it introduces the work of Pierre Rosanvallon to an urban studies readership. Contemporary literature on urban participation is at risk of establishing ontologically fixed positions, as seen in recent debates on the ‘post-political city’. Rosanvallon’s legitimacy of proximity is an analytical device that provides an open and non-essential reading of participation. Based on extensive qualitative research, the article examines how and why Larreta and his city government deployed the strategy of proximity, while also highlighting its limits.

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作为城市民主合法性的邻近性：布宜诺斯艾利斯的参与策略

自 2007 年以来，布宜诺斯艾利斯一直由中右翼联盟执政，该联盟将参与作为其治理方法的一个组成部分。在市长奥拉西奥·罗德里格斯·拉雷塔（Horacio Rodríguez Larreta，2015-2023 年）的领导下，邻近的理念和实践成为核心，特别是通过每周与全市邻居举行的会议。本文表明，邻近性是建立城市民主合法性的一种策略。通过这样做，它向城市研究读者介绍了皮埃尔·罗桑瓦隆的作品。正如最近关于“后政治城市”的争论所表明的那样，关于城市参与的当代文献面临着建立本体论固定立场的风险。罗桑瓦隆的邻近合法性是一种分析手段，提供了对参与的开放和非必要的解读。基于广泛的定性研究，本文探讨了拉雷塔和他的市政府如何以及为何部署就近战略，同时也强调了其局限性。