Network Politics, Political Capital, and Democracy
- 1 June 2003
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Public Administration
- Vol. 26 (6) , 609-634
- https://doi.org/10.1081/pad-120019238
Abstract
Is network politics a good or a bad thing for democracy? Seen from a narrow perspective of democracy the answer is clear. It is a bad thing. However, seen from broader perpsective the answer is more complex since it does not only focus on the preservation of representative democracy but also on the promotion of organizational democracy in civil society and on the enhancement of the citizens' political capital, that is their endowment, empowerment and political identity. The complexity of the relationship between democracy and network politics is apparent in a case study of political decision making in Skanderborg, a small town in Denmark.Keywords
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