Human activities have caused the degradation of rivers and streams, and consequently, the
disruption of the provision of valuable services. Therefore, the rehabilitation of these …

Governments have turned to public deliberation as a way to engage citizens in governance
with the goal of rebuilding faith in government institutions and authority as well as to provide …

In intense forms of public consultations, select groups of citizens, called mini-publics, are
given a large amount of information and then asked to deliberate on policy directions and …

Politics on the Canadian Prairies are puzzling. The provinces share a common landscape
and history, but they have nurtured three distinct political cultures--Alberta is Canada's …

River restoration as a measure to improve both flood protection and ecological quality has
become a common practice in river management. This new practice, however, has also …

Extending the literature on social capital development in the community, this article
examines the impact of diverse social interactions (in the community and the workplace) on …

It is well documented that the strength of national attachment relates to attitudes toward
ethnocultural diversity, and that the direction of the relationship varies across national …

The ongoing debates surrounding Canada's post-September 2001 international security
policy raise fundamental questions regarding the nature of Canada's strategic culture (s). On …

A participação dos cidadãos tem sido apontada como fulcral para a vida democrática e sua
consolidação, pois favorece o fortalecimento de laços sociais, a influência individual nas …

This article investigates the nature and role of authority contests—the claims and
counterclaims about whose ideas matter on policy debates and via what procedures they …