Monday, August 20, 2012

What Makes a Public Space Good for Democracy? by Emily Badger

Good article by Emily Badger on aspects of public space that promote and encourage democratic performances.. The article refers  to a new book by the Political scientist John Parkinson, Democracy and Public Space: the Physical Sites of Democratic Performance... includes ranking of 11 national capitals..

For full article by Emily Badger
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/politics/2012/08/what-makes-public-space-good-democracy/2916/ 

 For book by John Parkinson
http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Public-Space-Democratic-Performance/dp/0199214565
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