Political power, transparency, and the acceptability of major projects

Political power, transparency, and the acceptability of major projects

Participatory democracy, changing methods of communication, and political transparency are all factors explaining the growing interest among citizens and civil society organizations in the implementation of major projects. In this interview, Melchior Wathelet explains why political representatives a...

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Main Author: David Ménascé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut Veolia Environnement 2016-04-01
Series:Field Actions Science Reports
Subjects:
Participatory democracy
Political power
Public consultation
Transparency
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/factsreports/4101
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spelling doaj-81b7814c185841298fad9ea482498d822020-11-24T21:21:34ZengInstitut Veolia EnvironnementField Actions Science Reports1867-139X1867-85212016-04-01Political power, transparency, and the acceptability of major projectsDavid MénascéParticipatory democracy, changing methods of communication, and political transparency are all factors explaining the growing interest among citizens and civil society organizations in the implementation of major projects. In this interview, Melchior Wathelet explains why political representatives and companies have to rethink their notions of participation and consultation in order to achieve a balance between protecting individual interests and defending the public interest.http://journals.openedition.org/factsreports/4101Participatory democracyPolitical powerPublic consultationTransparency
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Political power, transparency, and the acceptability of major projects
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Participatory democracy
Political power
Public consultation
Transparency
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title Political power, transparency, and the acceptability of major projects
title_short Political power, transparency, and the acceptability of major projects
title_full Political power, transparency, and the acceptability of major projects
title_fullStr Political power, transparency, and the acceptability of major projects
title_full_unstemmed Political power, transparency, and the acceptability of major projects
title_sort political power, transparency, and the acceptability of major projects
publisher Institut Veolia Environnement
series Field Actions Science Reports
issn 1867-139X
1867-8521
publishDate 2016-04-01
description Participatory democracy, changing methods of communication, and political transparency are all factors explaining the growing interest among citizens and civil society organizations in the implementation of major projects. In this interview, Melchior Wathelet explains why political representatives and companies have to rethink their notions of participation and consultation in order to achieve a balance between protecting individual interests and defending the public interest.
topic Participatory democracy
Political power
Public consultation
Transparency
url http://journals.openedition.org/factsreports/4101
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