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Grassroot NGOs and Political Reform in Thailand: Democracy behind Civil Society
The Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies, 1998 This article argues that behind the concept of civil society is a real opportunity for populist forces to drive democracy forward. In Thailand, the participatory role of non-governmental organisations, particularly at grassroots level, is very ...
Naruemon Thabchumpon
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The political identities of neighbourhood planning in England [PDF]
, 2015 The rise of neighbourhood planning has been characterised as another step in a remorseless de-politicisation of the public sphere. A policy initiated by the Coalition Government in England to create the conditions for local communities to support housing
Allmendinger P. +26 more
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Budżet obywatelski województwa małopolskiego
Eastern Review, 2018 A participatory budgeting is a form of direct democracy, which in Poland has been gaining more and more popularity and is used in many local government units.
Barbara Węglarz
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Citizenship, democracy and social justice: A conversation with Maria Olson [PDF]
, 2013 Maria Olson is a researcher and lecturer in Education at Stockholm University and the University of Skövde, Sweden. Her areas of interest include democracy and citizenship in relation to education.
Peters, Michael A.
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Métropoles, 2016 This article deals with the impact of local political competition on participatory democracy. To what extent does political competition at local level shapes the production of ‘citizen participation’ in participatory arenas?
Virginie Anquetin, Cécile Cuny
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The Relationship of Participatory Democracy and City Councils: A Comparative Analysis Through Kırsehir and Yozgat City Councils1 [PDF]
, 2015 Participatory democracy describes that individuals of their own accord, active and versatile to be incorporated into management decisions and practices. Today, administrative participation applications such as participatory democracy and city councils as
Kocaoglu, Mustafa
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Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Oeconomica, 2019 Direct democracy, the tradition of which dates back to ancient Athens, is now widely practised in many countries around the world. In this paper, a case study of participatory budgeting is given as an illustration of how residents can decide directly ...
Zofia Łapniewska
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Participatory Deliberative Democracy for Peace in El Salvador
Journal of Deliberative Democracy, 2019 Postconflict societies such as El Salvador, surpassing 25 years of relative peace since signing the 1992 Chapultepec Peace Accords, have employed many mechanisms to rebuild and establish lasting peace.
Marcia Mundt
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Contemporary theories of democracy [PDF]
Filozofija i Društvo, 2008 The aim of this paper is two-fold: first, to analyze several contemporary theories of democracy, and secondly, to propose a theoretical framework for further investigations based on analyzed theories.
Mladenović Ivan
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