Democracy and public space [electronic resource] : the physical sites of democratic performance / John R. Parkinson.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012Description: 1 online resource (xii, 246 p.) : ill., portsISBN: 9780191803321 (ebook) :Subject(s): Democracy | Public spaces -- Political aspects | Democracy and architecture | Communication -- Political aspectsAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199214563DDC classification: 321.8 LOC classification: JC423Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This volume claims that the current fashion for online democracy risks undermining democracy's very foundations. Challenging the received academic wisdom, the author offers a compelling, new vision of democratic public space and assesses the success of 11 world cities in the light of it.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume claims that the current fashion for online democracy risks undermining democracy's very foundations. Challenging the received academic wisdom, the author offers a compelling, new vision of democratic public space and assesses the success of 11 world cities in the light of it.
Description based on print version record.