The democratic challenges and potential of localism: insights from deliberative democracy

Hendriks, Carolyn; Ercan, Selen A.

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The democratic challenges and potential of localism: insights from deliberative democracy

Date

2013

Authors

Hendriks, Carolyn

Ercan, Selen A.

Publisher

Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract

This article considers the democratic challenges and potential of localism by drawing on insights from the theory and practice of deliberative democracy. On a conceptual level, the ideas embedded in localism and deliberative democracy share much in common