Democratic innovation beyond deliberative reflection: The plebiscitary rebound and the advent of action-oriented democracy
Hendriks,Frank
Hendriks,Frank
Abstract
This article investigates democratic innovations of a plebiscitary and action-oriented type that diverge from a predominantly transformative and reflective definition of democratic innovation. Conceptually, the article offers a balanced, extended framework that serves to recognize and understand a range of democratic innovations that includes non-deliberative besides deliberative models and methods. Empirically, the article offers a closer look at three exemplary cases focusing on the rebound of aggregative democracy through the (quasi-)referendum, the advent of collaborative democratic governance through concerted action, and of do-it-ourselves democracy through pragmatic activism. Ultimately, the article calls for a practice and theory of democratic innovation aware of and sensitive to the reality of democratic hybridization.
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2019-04-03
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Democratic innovation, plebiscitary democracy, do-it-ourselves democracy, deliberative reflections, concretization, GOVERNANCE, LEGITIMACY
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Hendriks, F 2019, 'Democratic innovation beyond deliberative reflection : The plebiscitary rebound and the advent of action-oriented democracy', Democratization, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 444-464. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2018.1547896
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