Carolyn’s work examines the democratic practices of contemporary governance, particularly with respect to public deliberation, inclusion and political representation. She has taught and published widely on the application and politics of inclusive and deliberative forms of citizen engagement. With a background in both political science and environmental engineering, Carolyn has a particular interest in the governance of the environment, as well as science and technology issues. She has recently published a book on the practice of deliberative democracy, titled The Politics of Public Deliberation: citizen engagement and interest advocacy (Palgrave: London, 2011). Carolyn convenes a Masters course on energy politics, and is researching the democratic challenges of long term energy reform.

Research interests/expertise

• Democratic practice and theory (eg. inclusion and political representation)
• Citizen engagement and public deliberation
• Governance for environmental sustainability
• Politics and governance of science and technology (eg. energy reform)
• Network governance
• Public policy and comparative politics

Current projects

• The democratic implications of networked modes of governance
• Comparative research on how contemporary democracies are navigating the challenges of energy reform
• Environmental governance

Selected publications

Books

• Hendriks, C. M. (2011) The Politics of Public Deliberation: Citizen engagement and interest advocacy  (London: Palgrave).
• Harding R., C.M. Hendriks & M. Faruqi (2009) Environmental Decision-Making: exploring complexity and context. The Federation Press.

Journal publications

• Hendriks C.M. (guest editor) (2009) ‘Deliberative governance in the context of power’ Policy & Society. 28: 173-184. Special Issue.
• Hendriks, C. M. (2009) "Policy design without democracy? Making democratic sense of transition management." Policy Sciences, 42 (4): 341-368.
• Hendriks, C. M. (2009). "The democratic soup: mixed meanings of political representation in governance networks." Governance, 22(4): 689-715.
• Hendriks, C.M. and Carson, L (2008). ‘Can the Market Help the Forum? Negotiating the Commercialisation of Deliberative Democracy’, Policy Sciences, 41 (4):293-313.
• Hendriks, C.M. (2008)., ‘On Inclusion and Network Governance: The Democratic Disconnect of Dutch Energy Transitions ’, Public Administration, 86 (4):1009-1031.
• Hendriks, C.M. (2007). ‘Praxis Stories: Experiencing Interpretive Policy Research ’, Critical Policy Analysis, 1 (3):278-300.
• Hendriks, C.M. & Grin, J. (2007) ‘Enacting Reflexive Governance: The politics of Dutch transitions to sustainability’, Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning.  9 (4): 333-350.
• Hendriks, C.M., Dryzek J.S., & Hunold C. (2007). ‘Turning up the heat: partisanship in deliberative innovation’. Political Studies.  55 (2): 362-83.
• Hendriks, C.M., (2006). ‘When the forum meets interest politics: strategic uses of public deliberation’. Politics and Society. 34(4): 571-602.
• Hendriks, C.M., (2006). ‘Integrated Deliberation: Reconciling civil society's dual role in deliberative democracy’. Political Studies, 54(3):486-508.
• Hendriks, C.M. (2006) ‘Democratisch tekort door burgerfora verkleinen’, (lsquo;Reducing democracy deficit through citizens’ forums’) Socialisme & Democratie. 63 (10) 26-35.
• Hendriks, C.M. (2005). 'Participatory Storylines and their Impact on Deliberative Forums’. Policy Sciences, 38: 1-20.
• Hendriks, C.M. (2002). ‘Institutions of Deliberative Democratic Processes and Interest Groups: Roles, Tensions and Incentives.’ Australian Journal of Public Administration 61(1): 64-75.
• Carson, L., S. White, C. M. Hendriks and J. Palmer (2002). ‘Community Consultation in Environmental Policy Making.’ The Drawing Board: An Australian Review of Public Affairs 3(1): 1-13.
• Hendriks, C. M., R. Obernosterer, D. B. Müller, S. Kytzia, P. Baccini and P. H. Brunner (2000). ‘Material Flow Analysis (MFA): a tool to support environmental policy decision making. Case Studies on the city of Vienna and Swiss Lowlands.’ Local Environment 5(3): 311-328.

Reviews

• Hendriks, C. M. (2008). The social context of public deliberation: Letting practice shape theory. [Review of the article Toward a sociology of deliberation]. International Journal of Public Participation, 2(1), 87-91.

Book chapters

• Stewart J. & C. M. Hendriks (2008). ‘Discovering the Environment’ in Aulich C. & Wettenhall, R. (eds) Howard ‘s Fourth Government Kensington: UNSW Press. pp. 206-226.
• Hendriks, C.M., (2005). 'Consensus conferences and planning cells: Lay citizen deliberations.' In: J. Gastil and P. Levine (eds), The Deliberative Democracy Handbook: Strategies for Effective Civic Engagement in the 21st Century., San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, pp. 80-110.
• Carson, L., White, S., Hendriks, C. M. and Palmer, J. (2003) ‘Combining a Televote and Citizens’ Jury in a Legislative Review’ in J. Font (ed.) Public Participation and Local Governance. Barcelona: Institut de Ciéncies Polítiques i Socials, pp. 168-181.

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