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The Professionalisation of Participatory Democracy: Class and Cultural Biases in Citizen Advisory Councils.

Numerous democratic innovations have tried to promote the ideal of social and political inclusion. This value was at the core of associative democracy and citizen advisory councils, which rely on associations and individual citizens to represent diverse voices. However, recent research has found tha...

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Published in:Political Studies Vol. 74; no. 1; pp. 187 - 210
Main Authors: García-Espín, Patricia, Lancha-Hernández, Emma
Format: Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. Feb2026
Subjects:
Professionalization
Classism
Participation
Cultural prejudices
Advisory boards
Social integration
Institutional environment
Participatory democracy
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