Among everyday makers and expert citizens
Among everyday makers and expert citizens
This chapter illuminates the importance of studying informal, as well as state-sponsored, forms of democratic participation. It addresses the problems of individuation and the decoupling of states from citizens. It argues that governance strategies designed to enhance social capital have resulted in a growing division between what he terms ‘expert citizens’ and ‘everyday makers’.
Keywords: states, expert citizens, democratic participation, citizens, individuation
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