1st Edition

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

Edited By Usman Khan Copyright 1999
    176 Pages
    by Routledge

    180 Pages
    by Routledge

    Participation Beyond the Ballot Box is a welcome addition to the literature on democracy and the role of civil society. It demonstrates that new mechanisms being introduced in Western Europe can and do offer the potential to significantly strengthen the democratic process.

    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;

    Biography

    Edited by Usman Khan