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100	1		_aTHOMPSON, W. B _932072
245	1	0	_aPolicy making through thick and thin : _bthick description as a methodology for communications and democracy
260			_aDordrecht, Netherlands : _bSpringer, _cMarch 2001
520	3		_aThis paper proposes the use of anthropologist Clifford Geertz'sthick description as a methodology for communications policymaking. Ethnographies employing thick description give voice to the concernsof ordinary citizens. They also help make policy more accessible, enhancingprospects for meaningful public participation in policy making and, thus,democracy. This is of particular concern in policy making involvingcommunications technology because of the relationship between communicationsand democracy. A literature review found no instances of authors explicitlyemploying thick description in communications policy making research, althoughjournalists, authors and others have employed the methods of thick descriptionwhile investigating such areas as the environment, automobile safety, andbusiness. Concerns regarding thick description in policy making, as with mostqualitative research, relate to its time-consuming nature and questionsregarding its validity
773	0	8	_tPolicy Sciences _g34, 1, p. 63-77 _dDordrecht, Netherlands : Springer, March 2001 _xISSN 0032-2867 _w
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998			_a20070530 _b1719^b _cTiago
998			_a20070604 _b1450^b _cZailton
999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c23726 _d23726
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