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100			_aMcLaverty, Peter
245			_aCivic participation in the Scottish Parliament Committees
260			_c2012
300			_ap.458-470.
362			_aJun
520			_aWe assess how far the committees of the Scottish Parliament have succeeded in engaging the public in their work, in line with the parliament's founding principles. We suggest that progress has been made, but argue that factors such as party politics and continuing support for traditional representative democratic norms have limited moves towards more participatory democracy. Evidence also suggests that engagement with politically marginalized groups has been limited and that, for this to change, issues of social inequality must be addressed. - Reproduced.
650			_aParliament
700			_aMacLeod, Iain
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
908			_aN
909			_a97178
999			_c97178 _d97178