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Mobilizing for democracy : citizen action and the politics of public participation /

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Using new empirical case studies from around the world, this book illustrates how alternative forms of political mobilization - protests, social participation, activism, litigation & lobbying - engage with the formal institutions of representative democracy in ways that constitute the very essen...

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Other Authors: Coelho, Vera Schattan P., Von Lieres, Bettina
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Zed, 2010.
Series:Claiming citizenship.
Subjects:
Political participation > Case studies.
Democracy > Case studies.
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Summary:Using new empirical case studies from around the world, this book illustrates how alternative forms of political mobilization - protests, social participation, activism, litigation & lobbying - engage with the formal institutions of representative democracy in ways that constitute the very essence of democratic politics.
Physical Description:xvi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781848134454 (hbk.)
1848134452 (hbk.)
1848134460 (pbk.)
9781848134461 (pbk.)
9781848134478 (ebk.)
1848134479 (ebk.)