Participatory paternalism: Citizens' conferences in Austrian technology governance

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 391-402

  Degelsegger, Alexander ^a   Torgersen, Helge ^b  

^a Centre for Social Innovation   (Austria)

^b ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

AUSTRIA;

EID: 79959910819     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/030234211X12924093660679     Document Type: Article

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