Deliberative Innovation According to the Decision-Makers : A Clash Between Perceptions and Reality

Joanna Podgórska-Rykala

ISBN 10: 9004759123 / ISBN 13: 9789004759121

Published by Brill Dez 2025, 2025

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Neuware - Have you ever wondered why politicians reach for democratic innovations How do they evaluate deliberative practices involving ordinary citizens and what political value do they ascribe to them Do they want to put citizens' perspectives at the centre of decision-making processes in the face of a growing crisis of representative democracy, or are their motivations more nuanced and instrumental This book is an absolute must-read for anyone interested in the future of democracy, using unique data from in-depth interviews with local politicians to explore decision-makers' attitudes towards deliberative innovation and propose some truly effective ways to design it in relation to traditional representative institutions. Deliberative Innovation according to the Decision-Makers: A Clash between Perceptions and Reality is now available in paperback for individual customers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Deliberative Innovation According to the Decision-Makers : A Clash Between Perceptions and Reality
• Publisher: Brill Dez 2025
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004759123
• ISBN 13: 9789004759121
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 155H x 12D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 299 grams

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Synopsis

Have you ever wondered why politicians reach for democratic innovations? How do they evaluate deliberative practices involving ordinary citizens and what political value do they ascribe to them? Do they want to put citizens' perspectives at the centre of decision-making processes in the face of a growing crisis of representative democracy, or are their motivations more nuanced and instrumental? This book is an absolute must-read for anyone interested in the future of democracy, using unique data from in-depth interviews with local politicians to explore decision-makers' attitudes towards deliberative innovation and propose some truly effective ways to design it in relation to traditional representative institutions.

Deliberative Innovation according to the Decision-Makers: A Clash between Perceptions and Reality is now available in paperback for individual customers.

About the Author

Joanna Podgórska-Rykała, Ph.D. (2016), is an associate professor at the University of the National Education Commission in Krakow. She has published monographs and many articles on deliberative democracy, democratic innovation, local government, and public policy, including Deliberative Democracy, Public Policy, and Local Government (Routledge, 2024).