Constituting 'the public' in public participation
Constituting 'the public' in public participation
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DOI：
10.1111/1467-9299.00352
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发表时间：
2003-01-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Sullivan, H
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作者：
Barnes, M;Newman, J;Sullivan, H
当代政策话语中对公众参与的强调促进了公民与官员之间进行对话的广泛论坛的发展。通常，此类举措旨在促进与社会排斥和民主复兴有关的目标。因此，此类论坛中“谁参与”的问题对于理解新型论坛能够在多大程度上为实现此类目标做出贡献至关重要。本文借鉴了作为 ESRC 民主和参与计划一部分进行的研究的早期发现。它解决了三个问题：“公共机构如何定义或构成他们希望参与对话的公众？”； “参与者和公职人员对此类论坛的合法成员身份提出了哪些代表或代表性的概念？”；以及“协商论坛如何促进或帮助改善社会包容和排斥的进程？”
The emphasis on public participation in contemporary policy discourse has prompted the development of a Wide range of forums within which dialogue takes place between citizens and officials. Often such initiatives are intended to contribute to objectives relating to social exclusion and democratic renewal. The question of 'who takes part' within such forums is, then, critical to an understanding of how far new types of forums can contribute to the delivery of such objectives. This article draws on early findings of research conducted as part of the ESRC Democracy and Participation Programme. It addresses three questions: 'How do public bodies define or constitute the public that they wish to engage in dialogue?'; 'What notions of representation or representativeness do participants and public officials bring to the idea of legitimate membership of such forums?'; and 'How do deliberative forums contribute to, or help ameliorate, processes of social inclusion and exclusion?'