The Australian Citizens' Parliament: Forging shared identity through public deliberation

Journal of Public Affairs

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 353-371

  Hartz Karp, Janette ^a   Anderson, Patrick ^a   Gasti, John ^b   Felicetti, Andrea ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 78650072082     PISSN: 14723891     EISSN: 14791854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pa.370     Document Type: Article

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