Public Engagement, Local Policies, and Citizens’ Participation: An Italian Case Study of Civic Collaboration

Since the 1990s, the theme of participation has come to the fore in international debates regarding at least three critical issues: the relationship between representative democracy and deliberative democracy and the possibility of citizens’ empowerment through their involvement in policy making; th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Roberta Bartoletti, Franca Faccioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-08-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305116662187