Network Politics, Political Capital, and Democracy

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Abstract

Is network politics a good or a bad thing for democracy? Seen from a narrow perspective of democracy the answer is clear. It is a bad thing. However, seen from broader perpsective the answer is more complex since it does not only focus on the preservation of representative democracy but also on the promotion of organizational democracy in civil society and on the enhancement of the citizens' political capital, that is their endowment, empowerment and political identity. The complexity of the relationship between democracy and network politics is apparent in a case study of political decision making in Skanderborg, a small town in Denmark.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftInternational Journal of Public Administration
Vol/bind26
Udgave nummer6
Sider (fra-til)609-634
Antal sider26
ISSN0190-0692
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2003

Emneord

  • Democracy
  • Network governance
  • Political capital
  • Political identity
  • Empowerment
  • Endowment
  • Denmark

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