Democratic Innovations: Designing Institutions for Citizen

Democratic Innovations: Designing Institutions for Citizen Participation (Theories of Institutional Design)

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.

Country	USA
Author	Graham Smith
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Cambridge University Press
EAN	9780521730709
Edition	1
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0521730708
Label	Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer	Cambridge University Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	232
PublicationDate	2009-07-02
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
ReleaseDate	2009-07-02
Studio	Cambridge University Press

Democratic Innovations: Designing Institutions for Citizen Participation (Theories of Institutional Design)