Front Cover -- Preliminary Pages -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Defining Participation: An Interdisciplinary Overview -- 1. Democratic theory and participation -- 2. Beyond democratic theory -- 3. Audience participation and communication (rights) -- Chapter 2: Keyword - Power -- 1. A conceptual introduction -- 2. Case 1: Management in the north Belgian audience discussion programme Jan Publiek -- 3. Case 2: Barometer and the post-political -- Chapter 3: Keyword - Identity -- 1. A conceptual introduction -- 2. Case 1: The construction of ordinary people in Jan Publiek -- 3. Case 2: Temptation Island - reality TV and minimalist participation -- Chapter 4: Keyword - Organization -- 1. A conceptual introduction -- 2. Case 1: BBC's Video Nation -- 3. Case 2: RadioSwap -- Chapter 5: Keyword - Technology -- 1. A conceptual introduction -- 2. Case: Kinoautomat - One man and his house. The lack of uptake of participatory technology -- Chapter 6: Keyword - Quality -- 1. A conceptual introduction -- 2. Case 1: 16plus, Barometer and the rejection of participatory products -- 3. Case 2: Alternative and community media constructions of quality: Negotiated quality -- Chapter 7: A Short Conclusion -- References -- Back Cover.