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Zusatztext ... the strength of the book lies in Parkinsons careful and thoughtful consideration of democracy and democratic roles and in the way in which he analyses space and place as an essential element in democratic performance. As such his book should be read not only by all those with an interest in legislative behaviour, urban politics, public participation, and protest politics, but also by others with a genuine interest in how our political systems work in practice. Highly recommended. Informationen zum Autor John Parkinson's published work ranges across topics including legitimacy and deliberative democracy; public participation initiatives in the UK National Health Service; the evaluation of referendums as decision making tools; and British democratic institutions. He is Associate Professor of Public Policy at the University of Warwick, where he works on democracy and public policy, especially the application of normative political theory to policy and institutions. His 2006 book, Deliberating in the Real World (Oxford University Press) has been described as a 'landmark work' (John Dryzek), and was nominated for the Political Studies Association's WJM McKenzie Prize. Klappentext Democracy and Public Space claims that the current fashion for online democracy risks undermining democracy's very foundations. Challenging the received academic wisdom, the author offers a compelling, new vision of democratic public space and assesses the success of eleven world cities in the light of it. Zusammenfassung Democracy and Public Space claims that the current fashion for online democracy risks undermining democracy's very foundations. Challenging the received academic wisdom, the author offers a compelling, new vision of democratic public space and assesses the success of eleven world cities in the light of it. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents List of Figures Illustrations Preface 1: Introduction Part I: The Theory of Democratic Public Space 2: Democratic Theory, Democratic Performance 3: Theorizing Public Space 4: Place and Politics Part II: Public Space and Democratic Performance 5: Assemblies I: Performing Public Roles 6: Assemblies II: The Public and Accessibility 7: Protest and the Plaza: Engaging the Formal Public Sphere 8: The City as Representative Space 9: Conclusions and Implications References ...
