Practitioners in the developing field of intergroup dialogue seek to address critical social
issues of prejudice and intergroup conflict. Goals of dialogue work include relationship …

Citizen participation has undergone a radical shift since anxieties about" bowling alone"
seized the nation in the 1990s. Many pundits and observers have cheered America's twenty …

This text is the most comprehensive account of these various democratic innovations.
Written by an outstanding team of international experts it examines the theories behind …

" Professor Gastil has been a leading voice in the deliberative democracy movement for the
last 15 years, and with this book he has created a wonderful resource that adeptly captures …

Public policy permeates every aspect of our lives. It is the stuff of government, justifying
taxes, driving legislation, and shaping our social services. Public policy gives us roads …

Deliberative democracy grounds its legitimacy largely in the ability of speakers to participate
on equal terms. Yet theorists and practitioners have struggled with how to establish …

The Pursuit of Public Journalism is an engaging introduction to the theoretical foundations
and practices of the journalistic reform movement known as' public journalism.'Public …

Direct-democratic processes have won popular support but fall far short of the standards of
deliberative democracy. Initiative and referendum processes furnish citizens with insufficient …

This article investigates the roles and impacts of public involvement in public-private
partnerships (PPPs). Our findings contribute to the literature on public-private collaborations …

Barton and Ho present a global vision of social and civic education, one that reorients the
field toward justice and harmony. Drawing from diverse philosophical and cultural traditions …