Cultural Clashes and the Reform of Democracy
This study book by Professor Frank Hendriks examines methods for improving democratic governance. It focuses on hybrid forms of democratic innovation that combine different perspectives on democratic renewal.
Description
Rethinking Democratic Innovation analyzes how existing tensions between different approaches to improving democratic governance can be leveraged. The book explores whether combined innovations address democratic challenges more effectively than isolated models, such as deliberative or plebiscitary democracy alone.
By approaching democratic renewal from a cultural perspective, democratic governance is seen as a process of cultural purification. The work emphasizes the importance of multifaceted, connected, and embedded innovations such as participatory budgeting and deliberative referendums.
Product specifications
- Author: Prof. Frank Hendriks (Tilburg University, Netherlands)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication date: September 5, 2023
- Number of pages: 288
- ISBN: 9780192848291
- Theme: Political structures / systems: democracy
- BISAC: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General
About the author
Frank Hendriks is a professor of Comparative Governance at Tilburg University and leader of the REDRESS research into hybrid democratic innovations. He publishes internationally and collaborates with advisory councils and institutions for governance and democracy.