Rethinking Civic Participation In Democratic Theory And Practice (the Theories, Concepts And Practices Of Democracy)
by Rod Dacombe /
2017 / English / PDF
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This book makes an important contribution to contemporary debates
over the place of civic participation in democratic theory and
practice. Drawing on a detailed case study of the Blackbird Leys
area of Oxford, the book employs a novel empirical approach to
ask whether widespread participation in civic life can enhance
the prospects for democracy, given the low levels of
participation which tend to exist in deprived areas. Throughout,
it presents an account of participation rooted in the history and
development of the case, in order to avoid the kinds of
abstraction which are characteristic of many existing studies in
the area. The book will appeal to scholars working on democratic
theory in applied settings, and will be of interest to anyone
concerned with inequalities in civic participation.
This book makes an important contribution to contemporary debates
over the place of civic participation in democratic theory and
practice. Drawing on a detailed case study of the Blackbird Leys
area of Oxford, the book employs a novel empirical approach to
ask whether widespread participation in civic life can enhance
the prospects for democracy, given the low levels of
participation which tend to exist in deprived areas. Throughout,
it presents an account of participation rooted in the history and
development of the case, in order to avoid the kinds of
abstraction which are characteristic of many existing studies in
the area. The book will appeal to scholars working on democratic
theory in applied settings, and will be of interest to anyone
concerned with inequalities in civic participation.
