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Public Policy for Democracy
Author | : Helen Ingram,Steven Rathgeb Smith |
Publsiher | : Brookings Institution Press |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2011-04-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0815717725 |
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A fundamental rethinking is under way about the roles of government, citizens, and community organizations in public policy. Can government be reconstructed to make public policies more responsive to citizens and thus more effective? This challenge is apparent in the activist policy agenda of the Clinton administration, which supports national service programs, government-voluntary collaborations, and community-based development projects. Public Policy for Democracy is an important and timely contribution to the current discussion of how to get people more involved in their own governance. In this book, contributors urge policymakers and policy analysts to promote a more vigorous and inclusive democracy by incorporating concerns about citizenship in their craft, rather than strictly emphasizing efficiency and effectiveness. The authors provide insight into how the social construction of politics affects the recipients of the policies and the public in general. They call attention to how policies reinforce negative stereotypes of some groups, such as welfare recipients, and often lead to political alienation and withdrawal. In addition, they discuss how polices using "clinical reason"—a term borrowed from medicine and used as a way to classify people—are increasingly applied to nonmedical situations, such as domestic violence, to restrict individual power and legitimacy. The authors argue that much needs to be done by the government itself to improve policy design and empower all citizens to participate in the democratic process. They identify concrete strategies for policymakers to enhance the role of citizens without sacrificing program effectiveness.
Policy Design for Democracy
Author | : Anne Larason Schneider,Helen M. Ingram |
Publsiher | : Lawrence : University Press of Kansas |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Democracy |
ISBN | : 0700608435 |
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A theoretical work on how democracy can be improved when people are disenchanted with government. It summarizes four current approaches to policy theory - pluralism, policy sciences, public choice, and critical theory - and shows how none offer more than a partial view of policy design.
Democracy Citizenship and Youth
Author | : Itamar Silva,Anna Luiza Salles Souto Ferreira |
Publsiher | : IDRC |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2009-08-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781848850484 |
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What is the place of young people in society today? This book presents a searching and comprehensive picture of youth, demonstrating both its diversity and singularity, and helping to dispel many of the myths, discriminations, stigmas and prejudices attached to this segment of society. Drawing on a vast empirical research exercise including over 8000 interviews and 40 focus groups in eight metropolitan areas of Brazil, this book explores the most important aspects of young people's social participation and the resulting challenges for public policy. With clear resonance beyond Brazil, this research is designed to inform youth policy strategies in the developing and developed world.
Democracy and the Policy Sciences
Author | : Peter deLeon |
Publsiher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1997-08-21 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781438400785 |
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As originally proposed by Harold Lasswell, the policy sciences were dedicated to democratic governance. But today they are far removed from the democratic process and do little to promote the American democratic system. This book examines how in the context of American history and the development of the policy sciences, a more democratic, participatory policy analysis could be conceptualized in theory and administered in practice. Peter deLeon argues that for the policy sciences to move toward democracy, they must accept a new analytic paradigm that draws heavily on critical thinking and the writing of post-positivism. To further that end, he presents a "minipopulist" procedure that will allow more citizen participation without hamstringing the processes of government.
Parties Policies And Democracy
Author | : Hans-dieter Klingemann,Richard Hofferbert,Ian Budge |
Publsiher | : Westview Press |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 1994-09 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : UOM:39015032608237 |
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"Provides major new insights into the changing electoral strategies of political parties in Western democracies".--Ronald Ingelhart, University of Michigan.
Enhancing Democracy
Author | : Gonzalo Delamaza |
Publsiher | : Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2014-11-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781782385479 |
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Since the end of the Pinochet regime, Chilean public policy has sought to rebuild democratic governance in the country. This book examines the links between the state and civil society in Chile and the ways social policies have sought to ensure the inclusion of the poor in society and democracy. Although Chile has gained political stability and grown economically, the ability of social policies to expand democratic governance and participation has proved limited, and in fact such policies have become subordinate to an elitist model of democracy and resulted in a restrictive form of citizen participation.
Information and Democracy
Author | : Stuart N. Soroka,Christopher Wlezien |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 215 |
Release | : 2022-02-03 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781108491341 |
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A large-scale empirical investigation into the frequency and accuracy of media coverage of public policy.
Democratic Constitutional Design and Public Policy
Author | : Roger D. Congleton,Birgitta Swedenborg |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : UOM:39015064914081 |
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Papers originally presented at a conference sponsored by the Center for Business and Policy Studies--Acknowlegments.