The implementation of participatory democracy in French communes

French Politics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-18

  Premat, Christophe ^a  

^a Sciences Po   (France)

Author keywords

Local consultations; Participatory democracy; Size of the commune; Socialization; Territorial configuration

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650227199     PISSN: 14763419     EISSN: 14763427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/fp.2009.5     Document Type: Article

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