Complementary Democracy : : The Art of Deliberative Listening / / ed. by Matt Qvortrup, Daniela Vancic.

Democracy is on the run, and elected governments are suffering from a legitimacy crisis. Legislatures are increasingly seen as unrepresentative. To give legitimacy to democratic government, experts argue that we need more democracy and more opportunities for direct citizen participation. Representat...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2022 Part 1
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Democracy in Times of Upheaval , 4
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Physical Description:1 online resource (VI, 204 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction: Complementary Democracy – The New Frontier in Theory, Research, and Practice
  • Functions of Deliberative Mini-Publics in Democratic Systems
  • Participatory Budgeting: A Brief Introduction
  • Recall Elections
  • Referendums as Complementary Democracy
  • Agenda Initiatives in Comparative Context
  • Transnational Democracy’s Quest Across Borders
  • Digital Democracy: Past, Present, and Future
  • Sortition in Current Democratic Regimes
  • Social Movements as Democratic Actors
  • Performing Democracy through Local Protests: The Case of Knitting Nannas Against Gas
  • Democracy as Art
  • Complementary Democracy: Conclusions and the Way Ahead
  • About the Contributors