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Overview"In recent years, nation-states across the world have become interested in, and committed to, increasing the participation of citizens in ""public affairs"". This general interest in public participation has been accompanied, according to some writers, by a move from systems of government to what those like Rhodes call ""governance"". It was to investigate the ways in which developments in public participation related to ideas of ""community government"" that the Centre for the Study of Public Participation at the University of Luton, in collaboration with the Political Science department at Gotburg University, decided to hold an international conference. The conference took place in June 1999 at the University of Luton's Putteridge Bay site. Many of the chapters in this volume include papers given at the conference, while others have been written for the book. The papers look at governance, and Western fiscal crisis and its relation to governance, with some writers viewing the term as relating to the development of forms in which society is more fully involved in the process of governing. It also looks at initiatives in public participation and democracy, asking how efforts to increase public participation have any connection with democracy. The work closes on a consideration of the approaches of different writers and institutions to public participation. Some chapters take an historical approach to the developments under scrutiny, while other writers are able to analyse specific initiatives with less historical background. An effort has been made to avoid an exclusive confrontation of advanced capitalist countries, those in Western Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter McLavertyPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: New edition Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780754615668ISBN 10: 0754615669 Pages: 214 Publication Date: 28 March 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents: Introduction, Peter McLaverty; Overcoming severe obstacles to public participation: indigenous people and impact assessment procedures in Australia, Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh; Public participation and integrated development planning in decentralized local government: a case study of democratic transition in South Africa, Cornie Groenewald and Antoinette Smith; Tlalpan neighbourhood committees: a true participatory option, Arturo Flores; Decentralization and citizen participation in Barcelona, Georgina Blakeley; Metropolitan governance and democracy: how to evaluate new tendencies, Daniel Kübler and Sonia Wälti; Decentralization: new forms of public participation or news forms of managerialism?, JohnDiamond; Rediscovering the citizen: new roles for politicians in interactive policy making, Erik-Hans Klijn and Joop F.M. Koopenjan; Neighbourhood councils - municipal instruments or grass-roots movement? some reflections on results from two Norwegian surveys, Nils Aarsæther, Torill Nyseth and Asbjørn Røiseland; Is public participation a good thing?, Peter McLaverty; Index.Reviews'With British electoral turnouts falling, more people turning to forms of direct action, and talk of a crisis of democracy this book, charting developing patterns of participation among a wide range of polities, could hardly be more timely. Peter McLaverty provides an illuminating theoretical context in which to examine one of the key developments of contemporary politics.' John Kingdom, Sheffield Hallam University, UK '...the collection provides an interesting and occasionally provocative insight into the imperatives for and reactions to public participation initiatives...this is an interesting collection, which will be of relevance to politicians, professionals and community activists concerned with public participation and democracy.' Local Government Studies '...this book is worth buying on the part of a university library, for its empirical material should be useful...the particular cases are rich and intriguing...' Public Administration 'With British electoral turnouts falling, more people turning to forms of direct action, and talk of a crisis of democracy this book, charting developing patterns of participation among a wide range of polities, could hardly be more timely. Peter McLaverty provides an illuminating theoretical context in which to examine one of the key developments of contemporary politics.' John Kingdom, Sheffield Hallam University, UK '...the collection provides an interesting and occasionally provocative insight into the imperatives for and reactions to public participation initiatives...this is an interesting collection, which will be of relevance to politicians, professionals and community activists concerned with public participation and democracy.' Local Government Studies '...this book is worth buying on the part of a university library, for its empirical material should be useful...the particular cases are rich and intriguing...' Public Administration ’With British electoral turnouts falling, more people turning to forms of direct action, and talk of a crisis of democracy this book, charting developing patterns of participation among a wide range of polities, could hardly be more timely. Peter McLaverty provides an illuminating theoretical context in which to examine one of the key developments of contemporary politics.’ John Kingdom, Sheffield Hallam University, UK ’...the collection provides an interesting and occasionally provocative insight into the imperatives for and reactions to public participation initiatives...this is an interesting collection, which will be of relevance to politicians, professionals and community activists concerned with public participation and democracy.’ Local Government Studies '...this book is worth buying on the part of a university library, for its empirical material should be useful...the particular cases are rich and intriguing...' Public Administration Author InformationPeter McLaverty, Robert Gordon University, UK Contributors: Peter McLaverty, Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh, Cornie Groenewald, Antoinette Smith, Arturo Flores, Georgina Blakeley, Daniel Kubler, Sonia Walti, JohnDiamond, Erik-Hans Klijn, Joop F.M. Koopenjan, Nils Aarsaether, Torill Nyseth, Asbjorn Roiseland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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