1. A Need for Discourse on Citizen Participation: Objectives and Structure of the Book. - 2. A Brief Primer on Participation: Philosophy and Practice. - 3. Right Discourse in Citizen Participation: An Evaluative Yardstick. - 4. The Redemption of Citizen Advisory Committees: A Perspective from Critical Theory. - 5. Citizens' Advisory Committee as a Model for Public Participation: A Multiple-Criteria Evaluation. - 6. Planning Cells: A Gate to Fractal Mediation. - 7. Review of Planning Cells: Problems of Legitimation. - 8. Citizens Juries: One Solution for Difficult Environmental Questions. - 9. The Citizens' Jury Model of Public Participation: A Critical Evaluation. - 10. The Varresbecker Bach Participatory Process: The Model of Citizen Initiatives. - 11. The Varresbecker Bach Participatory Process: An Evaluation. - 12. Regulatory Negotiation as a Form of Public Participation. - 13. Regulatory Negotiation as Citizen Participation: A Critique. - 14. Mediation. - 15. Environmental Mediation: Insights into the Microcosm and Outlooks for Political Implications. - 16. Voluntary Siting of Noxious Facilities: The Role of Compensation. - 17. Voluntary Siting of Noxious Facilities: Additional Thoughts and Empirical Evidence. - 18. Direct Participation in Macro-Issues: A Multiple Group Approach. An Analysis and Critique of the Dutch National Debate on Energy Policy Fairness Competence and Beyond. - 19. The Dutch Study Groups Revisited. - 20. The Pursuit of Fair and Competent Citizen Participation. - Appendix Biographies of Authors. Language: English