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The Politics of Public Deliberation

Citizen Engagement and Interest Advocacy

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  • © 2011

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Setting the Scene

  2. Empirical Insights

  3. Implications

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About this book

This ground breaking book provides empirical and theoretical insights into the interface between deliberative democracy and the rough and tumble of interest groups in advocacy politics. It examines how deliberative ideals work alongside the adversarial realties of interest-based politics.

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'In The Politics of Public Deliberation, Carolyn Hendriks uses her wealth of experience and insight to bridge the gap between citizen deliberation and special interest advocacy. Careful analysis of German and Australian cases leads her to call for 'strategic deliberators,' those advocates willing to provisionally follow deliberative norms in pursuit of strategic objectives. Some may view such an invitation as heretical to pure deliberation, but Hendriks has found a practical way to make deliberative forums more politically legitimate and consequential. That makes this book an essential read for anyone concerned with meaningful public engagement. '

- John Gastil, Professor and Head, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, USA

Authors and Affiliations

  • Crawford School of Economics and Government, The Australian National University, Australia

    Carolyn M. Hendriks

About the author

CAROLYN HENDRIKS is Senior Lecturer at the Crawford School of Government and Economics at the Australian National University. She has a background in both political science and environmental engineering, and has taught and published widely on the application and politics of inclusive and deliberative forms of citizen engagement.

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