Flexible and interconnected? The deliberative potential of public hearings

Ruth Lightbody

Flexible and interconnected? The deliberative potential of public hearings

Politics

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Abstract

Public hearings are often demonised as tokenistic consultations where the usual suspects gather to air their views to disengaged politicians. Despite some valid critiques, Ruth Lightbody argues that they can and do prove themselves to be valuable formats for public engagement, fulfilling many democratic goals.

Original language	English
Publisher	Deliberative Democracy Digest
Media of output	Online
Publication status	Published - 15 Sept 2024

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Flexible and interconnected? The deliberative potential of public hearings

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