β Scribed by Genevieve Fuji-Johnson
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Illuminating a critical gap between deliberative democratic theory and its applications, this timely and important study shows what needs to be done to ensure deliberative processes offer more than the illusion of democracy.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Democratic Illusion. Deliberative Democracy in Canadian Public Policy
1. The Hope for and Illusion of Deliberative Democracy
2. Participatory Budgeting and the Toronto Community Housing Corporation
3. Deliberative Polling and Nova Scotia Power Incorporated
4. National Consultations and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization
5. Embedded Policy Consultations and Nunavutβs Official Languages
6. Contextual Complexity and the Importance of Deliberative Democracy
Epilogue: Interpretive Case-Study Research, Its Challenges and Rewards
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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