Journal
*Partecipazione e conflitto*
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Call for Paper 3/2010
*Democrazia, partecipazione e deliberazione*
(Democracy, participation and deliberation)
In contexts characterized by political disaffection and
post-democratic governance, civil society and, more recently,
institutional actors have developed a growing attention to the
opening of new deliberative and participatory spaces. The interest
towards the creation of new opportunities of participation appears
increasingly important as the deliberative dimension of liberal
democracy is weakened by the transformation of parties' functions
and the diminished role of the legislative assemblies.
Contemporary deliberative theory proposes either the revitalization
of deliberation in the fluid, open and unstructured space of the
public sphere, and the creation of new institutional deliberative
arenas opened to the direct participation of ordinary citizens
and/or stakeholders. On theoretical level informal and
institutionalized deliberative dimensions may be imagined as
complementary, but in practices tensions and contradictions
concerning political inclusion, efficacy and legitimacy often emerge.
The interest in deliberative democracy is also fostered by the
opportunities provided by new digital media (particularly Internet),
which enable a revitalization of public sphere and new channels
between citizens and institutions.
This issue of "Partecipazione e Conflitto" aims to collect empirical
contributions focused on results, opportunities and problems
emerging from different deliberative practices (i.e. managed by
political institutions or enacted by the civil society), as well as
the interactions between different political actors and dimensions
of deliberation, informal and institutional, micro and macro, online
and offline.
Peer Review Policy: Partecipazione e Conflitto adheres to a standard
double-blind peer review process. Each article submitted will be
evaluated by Editors and Editorial Board. If congruent with the
object of the call for paper, it will be reviewed by three anonymous
scholars. The result of the peer review process can be 1)
Acceptance; 2) Published with revision; 3) Revision and
resubmission; 4) Rejection.
Editors:
Anna Carola Freschi (University of Bergamo) (anna.freschi /at/ unibg.it)
Luca Raffini (University of Bergamo) (luca.raffini /at/ unibg.it)
Article (in .rtf or .pdf) can be submitted in Italian, English,
French and Spanish. Please include your name, address, e-mail, and a
short abstract in English.
Deadline: 1/10/2009.
More information available:
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