Communicative capacity : Public encounters in participatory theory and practice / Koen P.R. Bartels.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bartels, Koen P. R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 pages)

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2015.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Participatory democracy has become an unshakable norm and its practice is widespread. Nowadays, public professionals and citizens regularly encounter each other in participatory practice to address shared problems. But while the frequency, pace and diversity of their public encounters has increased, communicating in participatory practice remains a challenging, fragile and demanding undertaking that often runs astray. This unique book explores how citizens and public professionals communicate, why this is so difficult and what could lead to more productive conversations. Using timely, original empirical research to make a thorough comparative analysis of cases in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Italy it shows policy makers, practitioners, students and academics the value of communicative capacity."

Contents:

1 Introduction: communicating in participatory practice 1

Public encounters in participatory democracy 7

Plan of the book 11

2 Public encounters in participatory democracy: towards communicative capacity 17

Participatory democracy: from democratic political theory to practice 18

Public encounters: the in-between of public professionals and citizens 24

Communicative capacity: theory and practice 32

Summary 47

3 Studying narratives of participatory practice 49

How public encounters in practice can illuminate theory 49

Narrative analysis: examining what happens in-between 56

Grounded theory: dialogical analysis of practice 61

Final remarks 67

4 Communicative patterns: what happens when public professionals and citizens meet 69

Glasgow, making it work 70

Amsterdam: being in touch 81

Bologna: canalising 94

Summary and implications: communicative patterns and capacity 105

5 Work in progress: engaging with the situation 109

Glasgow: starting from scratch 110

Amsterdam: getting to grips 118

Bologna: breaking new ground 125

Summary and implications: communicative capacity and work in progress 133

6 Struggling: discussing the substantive issues at hand 141

Glasgow: taking a stance 142

Amsterdam: under the skin 151

Bologna: nuts and bolts 160

Summary and implications: communicative capacity and struggling 168

7 Making connections: building and maintaining relationships 173

Glasgow: converting each other 174

Amsterdam: approaching each other 182

Bologna: keeping distance 191

Summary and implications: communicative capacity and making connections 199

8 Conclusion: communicative capacity in participatory theory and practice 205

Public encounters in participatory theory and practice 205

Theory and practice of communicative capacity 209

Implications for participatory theory 222

9 Recommendations: communicative capacity in practice and policy 225

Communicative capacity in practice 225

Policy for communicative capacity 231

Learning and change 235.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2018: HSS Backlist Books

BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 102941

ISBN:

9781447318507

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access