Public impact. Citizen influence in local government in Iceland
Fræðigrein Considering its importance in democratic theory, public impact on public policy is a strangely neglected theme in political science. The main theoretical traditions in political science, in fact, seem sceptical of claims that the public can influence public policy in a systematic manner....
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ftskemman:oai:skemman.is:1946/9017 2023-05-15T16:48:37+02:00 Public impact. Citizen influence in local government in Iceland Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson Háskóli Íslands 2009-06 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1946/9017 is ice www.stjornmalogstjornsysla.is Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla, 5 (1) 2009, 181-202 16706803 http://hdl.handle.net/1946/9017 Stjórnmálafræði Stjórnmál Stjórnskipan Stjórnsýsla Borgaraleg réttindi Lýðræði Ísland Fræðigreinar Article 2009 ftskemman 2022-12-11T06:53:39Z Fræðigrein Considering its importance in democratic theory, public impact on public policy is a strangely neglected theme in political science. The main theoretical traditions in political science, in fact, seem sceptical of claims that the public can influence public policy in a systematic manner. The present article is an attempt to consider the ways in which public impact may be studied and evaluated through a study of citizen influence in planning and environmental issues in Icelandic local government. The results indicate – even if only tentatively – that the impact of the citizens is greater than would be expected on the basis of the main theoretical traditions in political science. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Skemman (Iceland) |
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Fræðigrein Considering its importance in democratic theory, public impact on public policy is a strangely neglected theme in political science. The main theoretical traditions in political science, in fact, seem sceptical of claims that the public can influence public policy in a systematic manner. The present article is an attempt to consider the ways in which public impact may be studied and evaluated through a study of citizen influence in planning and environmental issues in Icelandic local government. The results indicate – even if only tentatively – that the impact of the citizens is greater than would be expected on the basis of the main theoretical traditions in political science. |
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Public impact. Citizen influence in local government in Iceland |
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