Constituting 'the public' in public participation
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Barnes, M; Newman, J; Knops, A; Sullivan, H
署名单位：
University of Birmingham; Open University - UK; University of West England
刊物名称：
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
ISSN/ISSBN：
0033-3298
DOI：
10.1111/1467-9299.00352
发表日期：
2003
页码：
379-399
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摘要：
The emphasis on public participation in contemporary policy discourse has prompted the development of a Wide range of forums within which dialogue takes place between citizens and officials. Often such initiatives are intended to contribute to objectives relating to social exclusion and democratic renewal. The question of 'who takes part' within such forums is, then, critical to an understanding of how far new types of forums can contribute to the delivery of such objectives. This article draws on early findings of research conducted as part of the ESRC Democracy and Participation Programme. It addresses three questions: 'How do public bodies define or constitute the public that they wish to engage in dialogue?'; 'What notions of representation or representativeness do participants and public officials bring to the idea of legitimate membership of such forums?'; and 'How do deliberative forums contribute to, or help ameliorate, processes of social inclusion and exclusion?'
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