1st Edition
Modernizing Democracy: Innovations in Citizen Participation Innovations in Citizen Participation
360 Pages
by
Routledge
360 Pages
by
Routledge
360 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Foreword, Xavier de Souza Briggs; 1. Modernizing Democracy: An Overview of the Issues, Terry F. Buss, F. Stevens Redburn, and Kristina Guo; 2. Expanding and Deepening Citizen Participation: A Policy Agenda, F. Stevens Redburn and Terry F. Buss; 3. Community Learning: Process and Structure of Collaborative Engagement, Ricardo S. Morse; 4. Community Learning in Practice: Insights from an Action Project in Southwest Virginia, Ricardo S. Morse; 5. National Accountability Strategies for Developing Countries: Observations on Global Practices, F. Stevens Redburn and Terry F. Buss; 6. Broadening Citizen Participation Processes in Federal Programs: HUD's CDBG Programs, Terry F. Buss and Marcela Tribble; 7. Using Focus Groups to Develop Family Policy: The Case of Georgia, Terry F. Buss; 8. Information Technology and Governance, Terry F. Buss and F. Stevens Redburn; 9. Lenses for Understanding the Changing Environment for Technology-Supported Citizen Involvement, John O'Looney; 10. Simulation and Decision Support Technologies for Enhancing Citizen Understanding and Engagement, John O'Looney; 11. The Internet, Politics, and Democracy, Terry F. Buss and Nathaniel J. Buss; About the Editors and Contributors; * Index.
Biography
Terry F. Buss, F Stevens Redburn, Kristina Guo
