{"product_id":"rethinking-democratic-innovation-cultural-clashes-and-the-reform-of-democracy","title":"Rethinking Democratic Innovation Cultural Clashes and the Reform of Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eRethinking Democratic Innovation takes a fresh look at diverging visions of improving democratic governance and asks whether these existing tensions could be made productive. Could different visions of democratic revitalisation complement and correct each other in ways that are good for democracy? Is it conceivable that combined approaches address a larger part of the democratic challenge, while isolated approaches, centralizing deliberative or plebiscitary\n\u003cbr\u003edemocracy, are confined to more limited areas of concern? This book ultimately provides an affirmative answer, outlining the scope for hybrid democratic innovations that thrive on exploiting, not eliminating,\n\u003cbr\u003etensions between diverging visions of improved democracy. Supplementing democratic theory with a cultural perspective, this book contributes to a deeper understanding of plans and methods geared toward improving democratic governance. Revisiting Mary Douglas's seminal take on culture as pollution reduction, processes of democratic innovation are understood as instances of cultural cleaning in public governance. The book recognizes that democratic\n\u003cbr\u003ecleaning will never be finished but can be done in ways that are more productive. Reflecting on varieties of hybrid democratic innovation - deliberative referendums, participatory budgeting-new style, and\n\u003cbr\u003emore - the author posits that more versatile, connective, and embedded innovations stand a better chance of high performance on a broader spectrum than democratic innovations falling short of these qualities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46058904387822,"sku":"9780192848291","price":144.01,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780192848291.jpg?v=1736486644","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/rethinking-democratic-innovation-cultural-clashes-and-the-reform-of-democracy","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}