Citizens at the centre : deliberative participation in healthcare decisions / Celia Davies, Margaret Wetherell, and Elizabeth Barnett.

Involving citizens in policy decision-making processes - deliberative democracy - has been a central goal of the Labour government since it came to power in 1997. But what happens when members of the public are drawn into unfamiliar debate, with unfamiliar others, in the unfamiliar world of policy m...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author: Davies, Celia, 1945-
Other Authors: Wetherell, Margaret, 1954-, Barnett, Elizabeth
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2006.
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Summary:Involving citizens in policy decision-making processes - deliberative democracy - has been a central goal of the Labour government since it came to power in 1997. But what happens when members of the public are drawn into unfamiliar debate, with unfamiliar others, in the unfamiliar world of policy making at national level? This book sets out to understand the contribution that citizens can realistically be expected to make.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 292 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781847421678
1847421679
1281159921
9781281159922
9781447301851
1447301854
9786611159924
6611159924