Participation at any price? The ambivalence of the renaissance of direct democracy, in German municipalities

One of the main assumptions on how democracy can be achieved puts faith on the positive effects of the direct engagement of the citizens themselves. Urban planning has adapted to this idea in many countries. With the acceptance of the principal of subsidiarity, political participation of the cit-ize...

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Main Author: Frank Eckardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stowarzyszenie Naukowe Przestrzeń Społeczna i Środowisko 2012-06-01
Series:Przestrzeń Społeczna
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Online Access:http://socialspacejournal.eu/Trzeci%20numer/Frank%20Eckardt%20-%20Participation%20at%20any%20price.pdf