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Adapting the deliberative democracy approach to LMIC settings: a case study in Nigeria. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Public Health
Gaydos LM   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Associations between inclusivity norms and tolerance, contact, and cooperation amid polarization: Evidence from 12 European countries. [PDF]

open access: yesPNAS Nexus
Schäfer LF   +23 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Why does AI hinder democratization? [PDF]

open access: yesProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Chu CYC, Chang JJ, Lin CC.
europepmc   +1 more source

Local Elections and Local Democracy

1993
Abstract In democratic theory the most meaningful link between the preferences of a government’s constituents and its policy decisions is the election of those with political authority. The citizenry translates its policy preferences into municipal action by electing leaders who promise to pursue policies that reflect their objectives.
Charles Brecher   +3 more
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Reclaiming Local Democracy

2014
Combining theory and international practice, this book examines how local government can develop active citizens and make a difference to the well-being of those in disadvantaged areas.
openaire   +1 more source

Local Autonomy, Local Democracy and the ‘New Localism’

Political Studies, 2004
Most studies of local autonomy and local democracy fail to distinguish adequately between the two terms. As a consequence, there is an assumed bilateral relationship between them in which changes in one are always deemed to affect the other – particularly in policy formulations.
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Local Democracy Shaping e-Democracy

2003
This paper offers a fresh perspective to study the role and implications of information and communications technologies (ICT) in processes of local democracy. It moves away from earlier perspectives that have given privilege to information flows, information technology features or strategies employed by human actors in their accounts.
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Local democracy as local autonomy

Theoretical Inquiries in Law
Abstract The dominant conceptualization of democracy is nation-centric: it prioritizes national elections over other forms of public participation in decision-making, emphasizes a strong system of institutional checks and balances and separation of powers as key indicators of a healthy democracy, and embeds national democratic ...
Yishai Blank   +2 more
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