The Age of Direct Citizen Participation
1st Edition
Published on 28. January 2015
480 pages
978-1-317-45881-4 (ISBN)
Description
Citizen involvement is considered the cornerstone of democratic theory and practice. Citizens today have the knowledge and ability to participate more fully in the political, technical, and administrative decisions that affect them. On the other hand, direct citizen participation is often viewed with skepticism, even wariness. Many argue that citizens do not have the time, preparation, or interest to be directly involved in public affairs, and suggest instead that representative democracy, or indirect citizen participation, is the most effective form of government. Some of the very best writings on this key topic - which is at the root of the entire "reinventing government" movement - can be found in the journals that ASPA publishes or sponsors. In this collection Nancy Roberts has brought together the emerging classics on the ongoing debate over citizen involvement. Her detailed introductory essay and section openers frame the key issues, provide historical context, and fill in any gaps not directly covered by the articles. More than just an anthology, "The Age of Direct Citizen Participation" provides a unique and useful framework for understanding this important subject. It is an ideal resource for any Public Administration course involving citizen engagement and performance management.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
tables, figures, bibliographic references, index
File size
2,87 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-317-45881-4 (9781317458814)
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The Age of Direct Citizen Participation
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The Age of Direct Citizen Participation
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Content
1: Direct Citizen Participation; 2: Administrative Theory and Direct Citizen Participation; 2.1: Citizens as Social Learners; 1: The Recovery of Civism In Public Administration; 2: Toward a Public Philosophy of Public Administration; 3: Facilitating Community, Enabling Democracy; 4: The New Public Service; 2.2: Citizens as Coproducers, Owners, and Co-Investors; 5: Citizenship and Service Delivery; 6: Reinventing Government or Reinventing Ourselves; 7: Reframing the Metaphor of the Citizen-Government Relationship; 3: Arenas of Direct Citizen Participation; 3.1: Policy Implementation: Programs and Sectors; 8: Citizen Participation in Community Action and Model Cities Programs; 9: Decentralization and Citizen Participation in Education; 10: Decentralization and Citizen Participation in Criminal Justice Systems; 11: Community Participation and Modernization; 3.2: Policy Analysis, Initiation, and Budgeting; 12: The Democratization of the Policy Sciences; 13: Public Deliberation; 14: The Relationship Between Citizen Involvement in the Budget Process and City Structure and Culture; 4: Mechanisms of Direct Citizen Participation; 4.1: Individual Participation; 15: Institutionalized Use of Citizen Surveys in the Budgetary and Policy-Making Processes; 4.2: Small Group Participation; 16: Emergent Citizen Groups and Emergency Management; 17: Citizens Panels; 4.3: Large Group Participation; 18: Consensus-Building for Integrated Resources Planning; 19: State Strategic Planning; 20: The Practice of Deliberative Democracy; 4.4: Electronic Participation; 21: Reinventing the Democratic Governance Project Through Information Technology?; 5: Assessments of Direct Citizen Participation; 22: Resident Participation; 23: Citizen Participation in the Philadelphia Model Cities Program; 24: Citizen Participation; 25: Making Bureaucrats Responsive; 26: The Question of Participation; 27: Assessing Public Participation in U.S. Cities; 28: Administrative Agents of Democracy?; 6: Building Theories of Direct Citizen Participation; 29: Public Involvement in Public Management; 30: Putting More Public in Policy Analysis; 31: From Responsiveness to Collaboration; 7: Direct Citizen Participation: Coming of Age
