designing institutions for citizen participation /
Graham Smith.
New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2009.
1 online resource (ix, 220 pages)
Theories of institutional design
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-216) and index.
Studying democratic innovations : an analytical framework -- Popular assemblies : from New England town meetings to participatory budgeting -- Mini-publics : assemblies by random selection -- Direct legislation : direct democracy through the ballot box -- E-democracy : the promise of information and communication technology -- Realising the goods of democratic institutions.
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At a time when there is growing disillusionment with the institutions of advanced industrial democracies, there is also increasing interest in new ways of involving citizens in the democratic process. This book offers a systematic analysis of the diverse range of democratic innovations currently being investigated.
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Democratic innovations.
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Budget-- Citizen participation.
Direct democracy.
Internet-- Political aspects.
Legislation-- Citizen participation.
Political participation.
Budget-- Citizen participation.
Democratie.
Direct democracy.
Direkte Demokratie
Internet-- Political aspects.
Internet.
Legislation-- Citizen participation.
Political participation.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Ideologies-- Democracy.