Evaluating democratic innovations : curing the democratic malaise? /: curing the democratic malaise?. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Brigitte Geissel and Kenneth Newton.
• Other Names: Geissel, Brigitte; Newton, Kenneth, 1940-
• Contents: Introduction. Curing the democratic malaise with democratic innovations / Ken Newton -- Implementing popular preferences: is direct democracy the answer? / Ian Bud -- Direct democracy, the Swiss experience / Hanspeter Kriesi -- Evaluating new vs old forms of citizen engagement and participation / David Beetham -- Deliberative polling: reflections on an ideal made practical / James S. Fishkin -- Deliberative democracy and mini-publics / Graham Smith -- Deliberation as an ideal and practise in progressive social movements / Dieter Rucht -- Making better citizens? / Ken Newton -- Impacts of democratic innovations in Europe / Brigitte Geissel -- When democratic innovations let the people decide: an evaluation of co-governance experiments / Julien Talpin -- Conclusion. Democratic innovations: theoretical and empirical challenges.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (232 pages), (15 illustrations)
• Subjects: 321.8; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General; Direct democracy; Deliberative democracy; Direct democracy -- Case studies; Deliberative democracy -- Case studies; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781136579950; 1136579958
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.