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Examining citizen participation: local participatory policymaking and democracy revisited

2017; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 43; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/03003930.2017.1365712

1743-9388

Ank Michels, Laurens de Graaf,

E-Government and Public Services

This article discusses developments in citizen participation and its contribution to democracy since the publication of the original article. It evaluates the continued relevance of the use of a normative framework to assess different forms of citizen participation, nuances some of the conclusions and shows how inclusion and a connection with formal decision-making remain central issues that need more scholarly attention. Moreover, the article shows how the framework has been used in advising councillors and organisers of local citizen initiatives.