Smith, Graham,  1966- <br/><br/>
Democratic innovations :  designing institutions for citizen participation / 
Graham Smith. 
 - Cambridge, UK ;  New York :  Cambridge University Press,  2009. 
 - ix, 220 p. ;  24 cm. 
 - Theories of institutional design .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Studying democratic innovations : an analytical framework -- Popular assemblies : from New England town meetings to participatory budgeting -- Mini-publics : assemblies by random selection -- Direct legislation : direct democracy through the ballot box -- E-democracy : the promise of information and communication technology -- Realising the goods of democratic institutions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780521514774 (hardback : alk. paper) 0521514770 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780521730709 (pbk.) 0521730708 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political participation.<br/>Direct democracy.