Jury service as an invitation to citizenship: Assessing the civic value of institutionalized deliberation

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 605-627

  Gastil, John ^a   Weiser, Phillip J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; DEMOCRACY; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; GOVERNMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845530777     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2006.00194.x     Document Type: Article

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