Democratic Innovations

Designing Institutions for Citizen Participation

AvGraham Smith

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

Can we design institutions that increase and deepen citizen participation in the political decision making process? 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 political decisions that affect their lives. This book draws together evidence from a variety of democratic innovations from around the world, including participatory budgeting in Brazil, Citizens' Assemblies on Electoral Reform in Canada, direct legislation in California and Switzerland and emerging experiments in e-democracy. The book offers a rare systematic analysis of this diverse range of democratic innovations, drawing lessons for the future development of both democratic theory and practice.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-07-02
Mått:158 x 235 x 20 mm
Vikt:510 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Theories of Institutional Design
Antal sidor:232
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521514774

Utforska kategorier

Statsvetenskap och politisk teori inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Graham Smith is Professor of Politics in the Centre for Citizenship and Democracy at the University of Southampton.

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'Democratic Innovations explains why we should not be satisfied with our received institutions of representative government. Deftly navigating this rapidly evolving field, Graham Smith shows how democratic methods such as citizen assemblies, direct legislation, and electronic participation can deepen the quality of democracy all over the world.' Archon Fung, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; 1. Studying democratic innovations: an analytical framework; 2. Popular assemblies: from New England town meetings to participatory budgeting; 3. Mini-publics: assemblies by random selection; 4. Direct legislation: direct democracy through the ballot box; 5. E-democracy: the promise of information and communication technology; 6. Realising the goods of democratic institutions; Conclusion.