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100			_aHolland, Ian
245			_aConsultation, constraints and norms: the case of nuclear waste
260			_c2002
300			_ap.76-86.
362			_aMar
520			_aThe objectives of public consultation can clash with other policy objectives, partly because the norms underpinning public consultation clash with other institutional norms within the policy process. This phenomenon is evident in the case of selecting a site for a low-level nuclear waste disposal facility in Australia. This case shows how the results of consultation processes are moulded by the process design, which in turn is constrained by a range of policy process norms to which governments adhere. The case confirms some recent critiques of participatory practices. It also suggests that reconciling potentially competing policy process norms will be an important exercise in institutional design if elected representatives wish to mitigate citizens' alienation from their government. - Reproduced.
650			_aRadioactive wastes
773			_aAustralian Journal of Public Administration
909			_a52147
999			_c52147 _d52147