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This book brings together leading figures in democratic reform and civic engagement to show why and how better state-citizen cooperation is necessary for achieving positive social change. Their contributions demonstrate that, while protest and non-state action may have their place, citizens must also work effectively with public bodies to secure sustainable improvements. The authors explain why the problem of civic disengagement poses a major threat, highlight what actions can be taken, and suggest how the underlying obstacles to democratic cooperation between citizens and state institutions can be overcome across a range of policy areas and in varied national contexts.

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At a time of rising authoritarianism and shrinking public spheres around the world, it is both instructive and inspiring to read a whole compendium of essays by scholars, practitioners, and policymakers who are committed to cooperation between states and citizens (understood as people who deliberate, create, and maintain the commons, not merely as bearers of passports). Whose government is it? is packed with insights for citizens and officials alike. - Peter Levine, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University

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Dr Henry B. Tam is a writer, educator, and former policy head for civil renewal under the last Labour Government. He has been Director of the Forum for Youth Participation & Democracy, University of Cambridge; Lecturer on politics and government for Workers' Educational Association and the Civil Service College; and Visiting Professor, School of Lifelong Learning, Birkbeck, University of London.

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