Mobilizing for democracy: citizen action and the politics of public participation

Using new empirical case studies from around the world, this book illustrates how alternative forms of political mobilization - protests, social participation, activism, litigation & lobbying - engage with the formal institutions of representative democracy in ways that constitute the very essen...

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London [u.a.] Zed 2010
Edition:1. publ.
Series:Claiming citizenship
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:Using new empirical case studies from around the world, this book illustrates how alternative forms of political mobilization - protests, social participation, activism, litigation & lobbying - engage with the formal institutions of representative democracy in ways that constitute the very essence of democratic politics
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XVI, 287 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:9781848134454
9781848134461