1st Edition

Governing Modern Societies Towards Participatory Governance

By Hubert Heinelt Copyright 2010
192 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Is the ‘golden age’ of democracy really over due to the pressures of globalisation and the erosion of the nation state? Within this book, Heinelt seeks to address the democratic deficit in political systems linked to limited Citizen Participation reflecting on the notion of democracy and participatory governance and how they relate to each other. Exploring democracy beyond the governmental... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Starting Points and Key Conceptual Considerations  3. Different Sectors of Interest Intermediation and their 'Composition' in Political Systems  4. Achieving Governability: The Case of the EU Structural Funds and EU Environment Policy  5. Reforms and Reform Perspectives of Governance-Arrangements and the Difference of Opinions between 'Discourse Communities'  6. Multi-Level Systems and Flexible Power Geometry  7. Conclusions/Perspectives.  References

Biography

Hubert Heinelt is currently professor for public administration/public policy and urban studies at the Institute of Political Science at Darmstadt University of Technology. His current research focuses on European integration, EU cohesion policy and on urban studies, as well as on issues of participatory governance.