Political Participation and Sustainability: Exploring Contemporary Challenges

• Other Authors: Gherghina, Sergiu (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; deliberation; future generations; future design; political participation; citizen engagement; political institutions; sustainability; participation; digitalization; local government; innovation; mixed deliberation; referendums; municipal mergers; democratic sustainability; social trust; political trust; political efficacy; citizens' juries; natural experiment; opinion change; windfarms; Scotland; deliberative mini-publics; democratic innovations; public opinion; participatory budgeting; ecology; local level; citizens; support; Romania; citizens' assemblies; climate change; decarbonization; agenda setting; deliberative democracy; mini-publics; environmental politics
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Over the last two decades, the literature on political participation has flourished, reflecting the increasing use of diverse modes of citizen involvement. These include established modes of participation, such as voting, protests, mass demonstrations, and petition signing, but also newer modes spec...