000			01280pab a2200157 454500
008			180718b2001 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
100			_aMeadowcroft, John
245			_aCommunity politics, representation and the limits of deliberative democracy
260			_c2001
300			_ap.25-42
362			_aAutumn
520			_aCommunity Politics has been a political strategy of the Liberal Party, now the Liberal Democrats, since 1970. It involves a critique of traditional representational relationships and argues for a participatory democracy based upon deliberation to build consensus out of competing interests. Whilst the associated campaigning techniques have made the third party an important force in local government, this article uses new empirical evidence to assess the success of the strategy in transforming representational relationships and extending popular participation in local government. It is argued that its success in respect of these objectives has been limited, principally because of popular disenchantment with political parties and the inherent tensions and limitations that accompany popular participation in deliberative democratic structures. - Reproduced
650			_aLocal government
773			_aLocal Government Studies
909			_a50268
999			_c50268 _d50268