Inventing Local Democracy
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Author |
: Rebecca Abers |
Publisher |
: Lynne Rienner Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 288 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1555878938 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781555878931 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis Inventing Local Democracy by : Rebecca Abers
Abers (political science, Center for Public Policy Research, U. of Brasília, Brazil) provides a close study of innovative city government in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Led by the Workers' Party, the city implemented a participatory budget program in which residents meet in their neighborhoods to determine budget priorities. Taking place in a city long dominated by patronage politics and elite rule, the story is both a sociopolitical study of the impact that state- sponsored participatory forums can have on civil society and a contribution to the theory and practical possibilities of participatory democracy.--
Author |
: Rebecca Abers |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 984 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:39360289 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis Inventing Local Democracy by : Rebecca Abers
Author |
: Dorothy C. Holland |
Publisher |
: NYU Press |
Total Pages |
: 316 |
Release |
: 2007-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780814736784 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0814736785 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis Local Democracy Under Siege by : Dorothy C. Holland
"A luminous work about everyday citizens that should free up local democratic energies across the land!"--Aihwa Ong, author of Buddha is Hiding: Refugees, Citizenship, the New America "Local Democracy Under Siege argues persuasively that American democracy is at a pivotal moment where the forces of exclusion and the ideology of market rule contest with new forms of political activism and engaged citizenship. Readers will take away new perspectives on power, race, class, and activism from this cogent and timely analysis."--Louise Lamphere, co-author of Sunbelt Working Mothers: Reconciling Family and Factory "This unique study provides a vital enquiry into the troubled times of local democracy and poses critical questions about its future in the USA."--John Clarke, author of Changing Welfare, Changing StatesWhat is the state of democracy at the turn of the 21st century? To answer this question, seven scholars lived for a year in five North Carolina communities. They observed public meetings of all sorts, had informal and formal interviews with people, and listened as people conversed with each other at bus stops and barber shops, soccer games and workplaces. Their collaborative ethnography allows us to understand how diverse members of a community-not just the elite-think about and experience "politics" in ways that include much more than merely voting. This book illustrates how the social and economic changes of the last three decades have made some new routes to active democratic participation possible while making others more difficult. Local Democracy Under Siege suggests how we can account for the current limitations of U.S. democracy and how remedies can be created that ensure moremeaningful participation by a greater range of
Author |
: Lawrence Pratchett |
Publisher |
: Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2014-05-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0333962060 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780333962060 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Synopsis Local Democracy by : Lawrence Pratchett
Author |
: Thad Williamson |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 436 |
Release |
: 2014-06-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317794776 |
ISBN-13 |
: 131779477X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Making a Place for Community by : Thad Williamson
When pundits refer to the death of community, they are speaking of a number of social ills, which include, but are not limited to, the general increase in isolation and cynicism of our citizens, widespread concerns about declining political participation and membership in civic organizations, and periodic outbursts of small town violence. Making a Place for Community argues that this death of community is being caused by contemporary policies that, if not changed, will continue to foster the decline of community. Increased capital flow between nations is not at the root of the problem, however, increased capital flow within our nation is. Small towns shouldn't have to hope for a prison to open nearby and downtown centers shouldn't sit empty as suburban sparwl encroaches, but they do and it's a result of widely agreed upon public policies.
Author |
: Kevin Mattson |
Publisher |
: Penn State Press |
Total Pages |
: 222 |
Release |
: 2010-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780271041520 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0271041528 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis Creating a Democratic Public by : Kevin Mattson
During America's Progressive Era at the beginning of the twentieth century, democracy was more alive than it is today. Social activists and intellectuals of that era formed institutions where citizens educated themselves about pressing issues and public matters. While these efforts at democratic participation have largely been forgotten, their rediscovery may represent our best hope for resolving the current crisis of democracy in the United States. Mattson explores the work of early activists like Charles Zueblin, who tried to advance adult education at the University of Chicago, and Frederic Howe, whose People's Institute sparked the nationwide forum movement. He then turns to the social centers movement, which began in Rochester, New York, in 1907 with the opening of public schools to adults in the evening as centers for debate over current issues. Mattson tells how this simple program grew into a national phenomenon and cites its achievements and political ideals, and he analyzes the political thought of activists within the movement&—notably Mary Parker Follett and Edward Ward&—to show that these intellectuals had a profound understanding of what was needed to create vigorous democratic practices. Creating a Democratic Public challenges us to reconsider how we think about democracy by bringing us into critical dialogue with the past and exploring the work of yesterday's activists. Combining historical analysis, political theory, and social criticism, Mattson analyzes experiments in grassroots democracy from the Progressive Era and explores how we might foster more public involvement in political deliberation today.
Author |
: Kian Tajbakhsh |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 331 |
Release |
: 2022-07-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781009160919 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1009160915 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Creating Local Democracy in Iran by : Kian Tajbakhsh
An innovative study of the political decentralization of Iran and the failure of elected local government to democratize the authoritarian regime.
Author |
: Commission for Local Democracy |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1342143049 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Taking Charge by : Commission for Local Democracy
Author |
: Local Democracy Campaign |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:316603663 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Local Democracy Campaign by : Local Democracy Campaign
Author |
: Kian Tajbakhsh |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 331 |
Release |
: 2022-07-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781009185035 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1009185039 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis Creating Local Democracy in Iran by : Kian Tajbakhsh
Empirically rich and theoretically informed, this book is an innovative analysis of political decentralization under the Islamic Republic of Iran. Drawing upon Kian Tajbakhsh's twenty years of experience working with and researching local government in Iran, it uses original data and insights to explain how local government operates in towns and cities as a form of electoral authoritarianism. With a combination of historical, political, and financial field research, it explores the multifaceted dimensions of local power and how various ideologically opposed actors shaped local government as an integral component of authoritarian state building. Ultimately, this book demonstrates how local government serves to undermine democratization and consolidate the Islamist regime. As Iran's cities and towns grow and develop, their significance will only increase, and this study is vital to understanding their politics, administration and influence.