
Democracy Inside
Participatory Innovation in Unlikely Places
Albert W. Dzur(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 31. January 2019
Book
Hardback
196 pages
978-0-19-065866-3 (ISBN)
Description
In our current era of deep distrust in our politics and political institutions, there is also a pervasive sense that social problems are so overwhelmingly complex that it is virtually impossible to solve them. In Democracy Inside, Albert W. Dzur looks at recent instances of effective citizen action across the United States to develop a grounded political theory of democratic change, one in which citizens effectively engage with institutions. Drawing on qualitative interviews with practitioners involved in democratic schools, restorative and community justice, and collaborative city governance, Dzur stresses that we need to turn to ordinary, daily life and focus on how "democratic professionals" are breaking down barriers and bring people into decision-making processes at the granular level. These reformers are not transforming high politics or national-scale institutions, but they have been effective at changing the routine, everyday practices where people live and work. As Democracy Inside shows, if we really want to expand the democracy and build citizen engagement intensity in American life, we need to look beyond traditional politics and transform our classrooms, courtrooms, and offices into accessible civic spaces.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
464 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-065866-3 (9780190658663)
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Person
Albert W. Dzur is Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Bowling Green State University. He is a democratic theorist with an interest in citizen participation and power-sharing in education, criminal justice, and public administration. He is also the author of Democratic Professionalism; Punishment, Participatory Democracy, and the Jury; Rebuilding Public Institutions Together; and a co-editor of Democratic Theory and Mass Incarceration.
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Associate Professor of Political ScienceAssociate Professor of Political Science, Bowling Green State University
Content
Preface
Chapter 1: Democratic Professionals as Agents of Change
Chapter 2: Institutions as Fields of Action
Chapter 3: Democratic Innovation in K-12 Education
Chapter 4: Democratic Innovation in Criminal Justice
Chapter 5: Democratic Innovation in Public Administration
Chapter 6: Growing and Sustaining Cultures of Participatory Innovation: Barriers, Openings, and the Role of Democratic Inquiry
Conclusion
Chapter 1: Democratic Professionals as Agents of Change
Chapter 2: Institutions as Fields of Action
Chapter 3: Democratic Innovation in K-12 Education
Chapter 4: Democratic Innovation in Criminal Justice
Chapter 5: Democratic Innovation in Public Administration
Chapter 6: Growing and Sustaining Cultures of Participatory Innovation: Barriers, Openings, and the Role of Democratic Inquiry
Conclusion