Handbook of democratic innovation and governance / Edited by Stephen Elstub (Senior Lecturer in British Politics, Department of Politics, Newcastle University) and Oliver Escobar (Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, UK).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Elstub, Stephen, editor.

Escobar Rodríguez, Óliver, 1979- editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Research.

Democracy.

Organizational change.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (624 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019.

Summary:

"Democracies are currently undergoing a period of both challenge and renewal. Democratic innovations are currently proliferating in politics, governance, policy, and public administration. This Handbook of Democratic Innovation and Governance advances understanding of democratic innovations by critically reviewing their importance throughout the world. The overarching themes are a focus on citizens and their relationship to these innovations, and the resulting effects on political equality and policy impact. The Handbook covers different types of democratic innovations; their potential to combat current problems with democracy; the various actors involved; their use in different areas of policy and governance; their application in different parts of the world; and the methods used to research them. Contributors therefore offer a definitive overview of existing research on democratic innovations, while also setting the agenda for future research and practice. Featuring a critical combination of theoretical, empirical and methodological work on democratic innovations, this insightful Handbook balances depth, originality and accessibility to make it an ideal research companion for senior researchers and students of democratic policy alike. Public administrators and participation practitioners will also benefit from the Handbook's guidance on citizen engagement processes"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Introduction to the handbook of democratic innovation and governance : The field of democratic innovation

1 Oliver Escobar and Stephen Elstub

Section I Types of democratic innovation

1. Defining and typologising democratic innovations / Stephen Elstub and Oliver Escobar

2. Democratic innovations and theories of democracy / Ian O'Flynn

3. Mini-publics: Design choices and legitimacy / Clodagh Harris

4. Collaborative governance: Between invited and invented spaces / Sonia Bussu

5. The long journey of participatory budgeting / Ernesto Ganuza and Gianpaolo Baiocchi

6. Referendums and citizens' initiatives / Maija Jäske and Maija Setälä

7. Digital participation / Hollie Russon Gilman and Tiago Carneiro Peixoto

Section II Democratic innovations and the democratic malaise

8. Does political trust matter? / Gerry Stoker and Mark Evans

9. Accountability and democratic innovations / Albert Weale

10. Anti-politics and democratic innovation / Matthew Flinders, Matthew Wood and Jack Corbett

11. The impact of democratic innovations on citizens' efficacy / Paolo Spada

Section III Actors in democratic innovation

12. Facilitators: The micropolitics of public participation and deliberation / Oliver Escobar

13. Consultants: The emerging participation industry / Laurence Bherer and Caroline W. Lee

14. Public servants in innovative democratic governance / Wieke Blijleven, Merlijn van Hulst and Frank Hendriks

15. Experts: the politics of evidence and expertise in democratic innovation / Ruth Lightbody and Jennifer J. Roberts

16. Advocates: Interest groups, civil society organisations and democratic innovation / Carolyn M. Hendriks

17. The role of elected representatives in democratic innovations / Nivek Thompson

18. Journalists: The role of the media in democratic innovation / Gianfranco Pomatto

Section IV Democratic innovations in policy and governance

19. Democratic innovations and the policy process / Adrian Bua

20. Democratic innovation in science and technology / Sarah R. Davies

21. Democratic innovation in social policy / Rikki Dean

22. Democratic innovation and environmental governance / Jens Newig, Edward Challies and Nicolas W. Jager

23. Democratic innovation in constitutional reform / Ron Levy

24. Democratic innovation in transnational and global governance / Mikko Rask, Bjørn Bedsted, Edward Andersson and Liisa Kallio

Section V Democratic innovations around the world

25. Democratic innovations in North America / Christopher F. Karpowitz and Chad Raphael

26. Democratic innovations in Latin America / Thamy Pogrebinschi and Melisa Ross

27. Democratic innovations in Europe / Brigitte Geissel

28. Trends in democratic innovation in asia / Naoyuki Mikami

29. Democratic innovation in australasia / Lucy Parry, Jane Alver and Nivek Thompson

30. Local democratic innovations in Africa / Isabel Ferreira and Giovanni Allegretti

Section VI Research methods for the study of democratic innovations

31. Quantitative methods in democratic innovation research / Simon Beste and Dominik Wyss

32. Qualitative approaches to democratic innovations / Julien Talpin

33. Mixed methods research in democratic innovation / Oliver Escobar and Andrew Thompson

34. Using experiments to study democratic innovations / Kimmo Grönlund and Kaisa Herne

35. From discourse quality Index to deliberative transformative moments / Maria Clara Jaramillo and Jürg Steiner

36. Analysing deliberative transformation : A multi-level approach incorporating q methodology / Simon Niemeyer

37. Comparative approaches to the study of democratic innovation / Matt Ryan

Concluding chapter

38. Reflections on the theory and practice of democratic innovations / Graham Smith

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781786433862 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.