The Politics of Public Deliberation : Citizen Engagement and Interest Advocacy (Hardcover)

PART I: SETTING THE SCENE Public Deliberation in the Context of Interest Advocacy Worlds Apart or Connected? Interest Advocacy and Public Deliberation The Features and Principles of Citizens' Forums PART II: EMPIRICAL INSIGHTS CDL Case: Deliberation Waste GeneTech Case: Deliberation Digested Consumer Case: Deliberation Over-Protected Diagnostics Case: Deliberation Tested PART III: IMPLICATIONS The Challenges of Citizens' Forums Strategic Uses of Public Deliberation Accommodating Interest Advocacy in Public Deliberation References Index