Modernizing Democracy: Innovations in Citizen Participation: Innovations in Citizen Participation

by Terry F. Buss, F Stevens Redburn, Kristina Guo

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317464501
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/18/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	360
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Terry F. Buss, F Stevens Redburn, Kristina Guo

Table of Contents

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