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100	1		_943241 _aMichels, Ank
245	1	0	_aExamining citizen participation : _blocal participatory policy making and democracy
260			_aOxfordshire : _bTaylor & Frances, _cAugust 2010
520	3		_aCitizen participation is usually seen as a vital aspect of democracy. Many theorists claim that citizen participation has positive effects on the quality of democracy. This article examines the probability of these claims for local participatory policymaking projects in two municipalities in the Netherlands. The article focuses on the relations between citizens and government from a citizens' perspective. The findings show that the role of citizens in these projects is limited, serving mainly to provide information on the basis of which the government then makes decisions. Nevertheless, the article argues that citizen involvement has a number of positive effects on democracy: not only do people consequently feel more responsibility for public matters, it increases public engagement, encourages people to listen to a diversity of opinions, and contributes to a higher degree of legitimacy of decisions. One negative effect is that not all relevant groups and interests are represented. The article concludes that for a healthy democracy at the local level, aspects of democratic citizenship are more important than having a direct say in decision-making
700	1		_aGRAAF, Laurens de _943242
773	0	8	_tLocal Government Studies _g36, 4, p. 477-492 _dOxfordshire : Taylor & Frances, August 2010 _xISSN 03003930 _w
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999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c37669 _d37669
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