Democracy in Motion Evaluating the Practice and Impact of Deliberative Civic Engagement

Name: Democracy in Motion Evaluating the Practice and Impact of Deliberative Civic Engagement
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ISBN: 9780199899289

ISBN-10: 0199899282

ISBN-13: 9780199899289

Edition: 2012

Authors: Tina Nabatchi, John Gastil, G. Michael Weiksner, Matt Leighninger

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Although the field of deliberative civic engagement is growing rapidly around the world, our knowledge and understanding of its practice and impacts remain highly fragmented. Democracy in Motion represents the first comprehensive attempt to assess the practice and impact of deliberative civicengagement. Organized in a series of chapters that address the big questions of deliberative civic engagement, it uses theory, research, and practice from around the world to explore what we know about, how we know it, and what remains to be understood. More than a simple summary of research, the book is designed to be accessible and useful to a wide variety of audiences, from scholars and practitioners…

Book details

List price: $47.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.54" wide x 9.17" long x 0.84" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Matt Leighninger is Director, Democracy Workshop, and Senior Associate, Study Circles Resource Center.



Acknowledgments


About the Editors


About the Authors


Editorial Assistants



Overview



An Introduction to Deliberative Civic Engagement




Mapping Deliberative Civic Engagement: Pictures from a (R)evolution




Process and Design



The Participation and Recruitment Challenge




How People Communicate during Deliberative Events




Deliberation in Multicultural Societies: Addressing Inequality, Exclusion, and Marginalization




Online Deliberation Design: Choices, Criteria, and Evidence




Outcomes and Evaluation



Does Deliberation Make Better Citizens?




Deliberations Contribution to Community Capacity Building




Assessing the Policy Impacts of Deliberative Civic Engagement: Comparing Engagement in the Health Policy Processes of Brazil and Canada




Evaluating Deliberative Public Events and Projects




Conclusion



Listening and Responding to Criticisms of Deliberative Civic Engagement




Advancing the Theory and Practice of Deliberative Civic Engagement: A Secular Hymnal



References


Index