Evaluating public participation: Instruments and implications for citizen involvement

Community Development

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 239-256

  Mannarini, Terri ^a   Talò, Cosimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

citizen participation; democratic theory and participation; evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881003605     PISSN: 15575330     EISSN: 19447485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2012.683799     Document Type: Article

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