Modernizing Democracy: Innovations in Citizen Participation

Innovations in Citizen Participation
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-7656-1762-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 658 g

How do you put the "public" in public management? How can the traditional ethos of professionalism and technical expertise be reconciled with norms of representation and citizen participation at a time when technology is transforming communication between citizens and government - in some ways enhancing the exchange and in other ways complicating it? "Modernizing Democracy: Innovations in Citizen Participation" points the way. Written for public administration professionals, scholars, and students interested in citizen participation, it brings together new analyses of innovative practices, from hands-on community learning and focus groups to high-tech information systems and decision support technologies. The expert contributors illuminate the various roles that public administrators and leaders can play in fostering constructive, meaningful citizen involvement at all stages of the public policy process - from initiation and planning to feedback on public agency performance.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Buss, Terry F

Redburn, F Stevens

Guo, Kristina

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Modernizing Democracy; 2: Expanding and Deepening Citizen Participation; 3: Community Learning; 4: Community Learning in Practice; 5: National Accountability Strategies for Developing Countries; 6: Broadening Citizen Participation Processes in Federal Programs; 7: Using Focus Groups to Develop Family Policy; 8: Information Technology and Governance; 9: Lenses for Understanding the Changing Environment for Technology-Supported Citizen Involvement; 10: Simulation and Decision Support Technologies for Enhancing Citizen Understanding and Engagement; 11: The Internet, Politics, and Democracy

Über Autor(innen)

Terry F. Buss, F Stevens Redburn, Kristina Guo