Recent years have seen a “wave” of national climate assemblies, which bring together
randomly‐selected citizens to deliberate and make recommendations on aspects of the …

This symposium examines the challenges and opportunities of recent efforts at embedding
participatory governance. It draws together original research that engages theoretically and …

Difficult trade-offs in response to COVID-19: the case for open and inclusive decision making |
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The EU has recently organised a series of 'citizen-centred'processes that may be indicative
of a new pattern in terms of democracy and participation. The article begins with this …

Digital technologies are now an integral part of citizen-state encounters. This article surveys
the interaction of four such technologies with four modes of public participation: knowledge …

When we participate in political debate or protests, we are judged by how we look, which
clothes we wear, by our skin colour, gender and body language. This results in exclusions …

Public administration is the largest part of the democratic state and a key consideration in
understanding its legitimacy. Despite this, democratic theory is notoriously quiet about public …

This book offers a new approach for the future of democracy by advocating giving citizens
the power to deliberate and to decide how to govern themselves. Innovatively building on …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how a systemic view of democracy can
provide insights into the myriad ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic affects democracies …

Meaningful student participation is essential to realizing democratic ideals within the
university. However, existing structures for involving students within university governance …