Reclaiming Participatory Governance offers empirical and theoretical perspectives on how the relationship between social movements and state institutions is eme

This Handbook concentrates on democracy beyond the traditional governmental structures to explore the full scope of participatory governance. It argues that it

Während der Governance-Begriff wissenschaftlich als konsolidiert gelten dürfte, gibt es Probleme bei der praktischen Umsetzung der mit ihm verbundenen Idee. D

Is the ‘golden age’ of democracy really over due to the pressures of globalisation and the erosion of the nation state? Within this book, Heinelt seeks to a

* Geographically diverse examples of participatory governance in action * Practical case studies show how citizens can participate more fully in the political p