Participation Beyond the Ballot Box - European Case Studies in State-Citizen Political Dialogue

A welcome addition to the literature on democracy and civil society. This book demonstrates that new mechanisms being introduced in Western Europe can, and do, offer the potential to strengthen the democratic process.

List of contents

Chapter 1 European Local Democracy, Usman Khan; Chapter 2 Towards a Model of Public Part Icipation, Peter McLaverty; Chapter 3 ::, Daniel Kübler; Chapter 4 ::, Danielle Bütschi; Chapter 5 Planning Cells: The German Experience, Peter C. Dienel; Chapter 6 Public Health Panels: Influence at the Margins?, Maggie Mort, Stephen Harrison, Therese Dowswell; Chapter 7 Promoting Consumer Choice: Child Day-Care Vouchers in Finland, Pekka Kettunen; Chapter 8 Empowering the Parent: User Influence in the Danish Primary School System, Eva Sørensen; Chapter 9 Some Concluding Thoughts, Usman Khan;

About the author

Edited by Usman Khan

Summary

A welcome addition to the literature on democracy and civil society. This book demonstrates that new mechanisms being introduced in Western Europe can, and do, offer the potential to strengthen the democratic process.

Product details

• Authors: Usman Khan
• Assisted by: Usman Khan (Editor), Khan Usman (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.07.2017
• EAN: 9781138459366
• ISBN: 978-1-138-45936-6
• No. of pages: 180
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Politics & government, Politics and government