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Drawing On A Wide Variety Of Theoretical Perspectives And With A Broad Range Of Case Studies, This Is Essential Reading For All Students Of Democratic Theory And All Those With An Interest In How To Revitalise Democracy And Increase Citizen Involvement In The Political Process. Introduction. Curing The Democratic Malaise With Democratic Innovations / Ken Newton -- Implementing Popular Preferences: Is Direct Democracy The Answer? / Ian Bud -- Direct Democracy, The Swiss Experience / Hanspeter Kriesi -- Evaluating New Vs Old Forms Of Citizen Engagement And Participation / David Beetham -- Deliberative Polling: Reflections On An Ideal Made Practical / James S. Fishkin -- Deliberative Democracy And Mini-publics / Graham Smith -- Deliberation As An Ideal And Practise In Progressive Social Movements / Dieter Rucht -- Making Better Citizens? / Ken Newton -- Impacts Of Democratic Innovations In Europe / Brigitte Geissel -- When Democratic Innovations Let The People Decide: An Evaluation Of Co-governance Experiments / Julien Talpin -- Conclusion. Democratic Innovations: Theoretical And Empirical Challenges. Edited By Brigitte Geissel And Kenneth Newton. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.