When the forum meets interest politics: strategic uses of public deliberation

Hendriks, Carolyn

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When the forum meets interest politics: strategic uses of public deliberation

Date

2006

Authors

Hendriks, Carolyn

Publisher

Sage Publications Inc

Abstract

This article explores the interface between public deliberation and interest politics. It empirically examines how and when actors with vested interests support and oppose processes of direct citizen deliberation, such as citizens' juries. An analysis of