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dc.contributor.editorHughes, Tim
dc.contributor.editorAdams, Lizzie
dc.contributor.editorObijiaku, Charlotte
dc.contributor.editorSmith, Graham
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-16T09:30:59Z
dc.date.available2021-08-16T09:30:59Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifierONIX_20210816_9781914386183_3
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/50442
dc.description.abstractCovid-19 has highlighted limitations in our democratic politics – but also lessons for how to deepen our democracy and more effectively respond to future crises. In the face of an emergency, the working assumption all too often is that only a centralised, top-down response is possible. This book exposes the weakness of this assumption, making the case for deeper participation and deliberation in times of crises. During the pandemic, mutual aid and self-help groups have realised unmet needs. And forward-thinking organisations have shown that listening to and working with diverse social groups leads to more inclusive outcomes. Participation and deliberation are not just possible in an emergency. They are valuable, perhaps even indispensable. This book draws together a diverse range of voices of activists, practitioners, policy makers, researchers and writers. Together they make visible the critical role played by participation and deliberation during the pandemic and make the case for enhanced engagement during and beyond emergency contexts. Another, more democratic world can be realised in the face of a crisis. The contributors to this book offer us meaningful insights into what this could look like.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHV Political structures: democracyen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNF Educational strategies and policyen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RG Geography::RGC Human geography::RGCP Political geographyen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPA Political science and theoryen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and governmenten_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural historyen_US
dc.subject.otherDeliberation
dc.subject.otherEmergency measures
dc.subject.otherParticipation
dc.subject.otherCovid-19
dc.subject.otherActivism
dc.subject.otherDemocracy
dc.titleDemocracy in a Pandemic
dc.title.alternativeParticipation in Response to Crisis
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.16997/book57
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy2725c638-53f3-4872-9824-99c3555366f3
oapen.relation.isbn9781914386183
oapen.relation.isbn9781914386190
oapen.relation.isbn9781914386206
oapen.relation.isbn9781914386176
oapen.imprintUniversity of Westminster Press
oapen.pages200
oapen.place.publicationLondon


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