Participation and Public Action No 2, 2012/1 - 192 pagesSpecial Report: Participation and Public ActionPages 5 to 29Reflecting on the Effects of Participation on Public Action Based on Its UnfamiliaritiesBy Alice Mazeaud, Marie-Hélène Sa Vilas Boas, Guy-El-Karim BerthoméPages 30 to 52From Participatory Mechanisms to Participation Policies: The Example of the French Regional CouncilsBy Guillaume GourguesPages 53 to 77Participatory Instrumentation of Public Action: Reasoning and Effects. A Comparative Approach to Participatory Mechanisms Used in the Region of Poitou-Charentes (France).By Alice MazeaudPages 78 to 102Participatory Democracy as a Structure for Opportunity and Strengthening of Sectoral NotabilityBy Gilles Massardier, Éric Sabourin, Lauren Lécuyer, Mario L. de AvilaPages 103 to 125Participation under the Protection of BureaucracyBy Lorenzo Barrault-StellaPages 126 to 145Dialogue and Negotiation. A Particular Case Study: The Local Regulation of Islam in BrusselsBy Corinne TorrekensVariaPages 147 to 166Land Use Conflict in Delhi: A Window on the Issues Surrounding Renewed Participation in IndiaBy Stéphanie Tawa LamaInterviewPages 167 to 180Towards a Global System of Deliberation?By Charles Girard, Julien Talpin, Sezin TopçuClose ReadingPages 181 to 191The Internet: Complement or Alternative to Representative Democracy?By Ewa Krzatala-Jaworska