TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent research: The micro-politics of deliberation: Case studies in public participation
AU - Barnes, Marian
AU - Knops, Andrew
AU - Newman, Janet
AU - Sullivan, Helen
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The contemporary emphasis on public participation in policy making derives both from concerns to increase the legitimacy of public decision making and to develop more dialogic forms of governance, and from more 'bottom-up' action intended to ensure that the voices of those excluded from policy making are heard. This has resulted in diverse forms of participative practice, including forums in which social movement organizations meet officials, and forums initiated by officials to which 'the public' are invited. This article examines four case studies of participation, studied as part of research conducted in the ESRC Democracy and Participation programme. It focuses on a micro-level analysis of the dynamics of exchanges within such forums to question the capacity of such forums to generate alternative discourses within which policy problems can be defined and addressed
AB - The contemporary emphasis on public participation in policy making derives both from concerns to increase the legitimacy of public decision making and to develop more dialogic forms of governance, and from more 'bottom-up' action intended to ensure that the voices of those excluded from policy making are heard. This has resulted in diverse forms of participative practice, including forums in which social movement organizations meet officials, and forums initiated by officials to which 'the public' are invited. This article examines four case studies of participation, studied as part of research conducted in the ESRC Democracy and Participation programme. It focuses on a micro-level analysis of the dynamics of exchanges within such forums to question the capacity of such forums to generate alternative discourses within which policy problems can be defined and addressed
U2 - 10.1080/1356977042000278756
DO - 10.1080/1356977042000278756
M3 - Article
SN - 1356-9775
VL - 10
SP - 93
EP - 110
JO - Contemporary Politics
JF - Contemporary Politics
IS - 2
ER -