Introduction : the public participation professional : an invisible but pivotal actor in participatory processes / Laurence Bherer, Mario Gauthier & Louis Simard
Innovating public participation : the role of ppps and institutions in Italy / Rodolfo Lewanski & Stefania Ravazzi
The participatory democracy market in France : between standardization and fragmentation / Alice Mazeaud & Magali Nonjon
Public participation professionals in the US : confronting challenges of equity and empowerment / Caroline W. Lee
Who's the client? : the sponsor, citizens, or the participatory process? tensions in the Quebec (Canada) public participation field / Laurence Bherer, Mario Gauthier & Louis Simard
Expertise, professionalization and reflexivity in mediating public participation : perspectives from STS and British science and democracy / Jason Chilvers
Making it official : participation professionals and the challenge of institutionalizing deliberative democracy / Oliver Escobar
Negotiating professional boundaries : learning from collaboration between academics and deliberation practitioners / David Kahane & Kristjana Loptson
Making citizen panels a universal bestseller : transnational mobilization practices of public participation advocates / Nina Amelung & Louisa Grabner
Learning to facilitate : implications for skill development in the public participation field / Kathryn S. Quick & Jodi R. Sandfort
Conclusion / Laurence Bherer, Mario Gauthier & Louis Simard.