Democracy Deferred

Civic Leadership After 9/11
2012. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-349-34302-7
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 190 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 249 g

The day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, civic leaders began to organize four coalitions that aimed to give ordinary citizens a chance to meet, to heal, and to be heard in rebuilding decisions. This book tells the inside story of the civic renewal movement they founded.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Woods, D.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Healing and Rebuilding: The Post-9/11 Call for Civic Leadership in New York's Struggle for a Citizen Voice Phase One: Getting Organized to Make a Difference: A Participatory Democratic Framework for Raising a Citizen Voice Phase Two: Getting Heard and Throwing Weight Expert Advocacy to Influence Decisions Democracy Deferred: Lessons for the Future Beyond Vague Consensus: A Braided Rope of Democratic Theories to Guide Lower Manhattan's Civic Renewal Process

Über Autor(innen)

DAVID W. WOODS Sociologist and urban planner who specializes in urban and political sociology, global civic engagement, contemporary social movements, and urban planning. He also serves as principal of GreenWoods Associates, a consulting firm specializing in citizen participation, and urban and regional planning processes.