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Power, participation, and political renewal: Theoretical perspectives on public participation under New Labour in Britain

Barnes, Marian; Newman, Janet; Sullivan, Helen

Authors

Marian Barnes

Janet Newman

Helen Sullivan



Abstract

This article discusses the contribution of a study of public participation in two English cities to the theorization of the relationship between policy context and local action, the conceptualization of "publics" who get involved, and the micropolitics of deliberation within participative forums. It addresses these issues within the particular context provided by the discourses of the New Labour government in the United Kingdom but relates this to broader theorization of the way institutional rules and norms shape access, agenda setting, and modes of deliberation, of the mobilization of collective action within social movements, and of the relationship between styles of exchange and the legitimation of contributions to a process of citizen/official dialogue.

Citation

Barnes, M., Newman, J., & Sullivan, H. (2004). Power, participation, and political renewal: Theoretical perspectives on public participation under New Labour in Britain. Social Politics, 11(2), 267-279+328+330. https://doi.org/10.1093/sp/jxh034

Journal Article Type Review
Publication Date Jun 1, 2004
Journal Social Politics
Print ISSN 1072-4745
Publisher Oxford University Press (OUP)
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Volume 11
Issue 2
Pages 267-279+328+330
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/sp/jxh034
Keywords power, participation, political renewal, theoretical perspectives, public publication, New Labour, Britain
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1063023
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sp/jxh034

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