Deliberation, democracy, and civic forums: improving equality and publicity

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"Innovative forums that integrate citizen deliberation into policy making are revitalizing democracy in many places around the world. Yet controversy abounds over whether these forums ought to be seen as authentic sources of public opinion and how they should fit with existing political institutions. How can civic forums include less powerful citizens and ensure that their perspectives are heard on equal terms with more privileged citizens, officials, and policy experts? How can these fragile i…

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Full title :Deliberation, democracy, and civic forums : improving equality and publicity / Christopher F. Karpowitz, Chad Raphael.

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Publication Date:2014.

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Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

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Description:1 online resource

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ISBN:9781316121429, 1316121429, 9781107110212, 1107110211, 1107046432, 9781107046436, 9781107630727, 110763072X
oclc:ocn890937732
LC Classification:JF799
Dewey Decimal:323.042

1. Democratic deliberation in civic forums -- Part I: Equality. 2. Enclave deliberation of the disempowered ; 3. Enclave deliberation about the digital divide with Allen S HammondIV -- Part II: Publicity. 4. Deliberative publicity ; 5. Argumentation ; 6. Transparency ; 7. Strengthening deliberative civic forums.

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démocratisation Democratization Participation politique Political participation Political planning -- Citizen participa… Politique publique -- Participation des… SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology