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1 online resource (361 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; 1. Modernizing Democracy: An Overview of the Issues; 2. Expanding and Deepening Citizen Participation: A Policy Agenda; 3. Community Learning: The Process and Structure of Collaborative Engagement; 4. Community Learning in Practice: Insights from an Action Research Project in Southwest Virginia; 5. National Accountability Strategies for Developing Countries: Observations on Theory and Experience; 6. Broadening Citizen Participation Processes in Federal Programs: HUD's CDBG Programs |
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7. Using Focus Groups to Develop Family Policy: The Case of Georgia8. 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; About the Editors and Contributors; Index |
| Summary |
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, |
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Print version record |
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Political participation -- United States
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Electronic government information -- United States
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Internet in public administration -- United States
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Electronic government information
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Internet in public administration
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Political participation
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Redburn, F. Stevens
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Guo, Kristina
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| ISBN |
9781317464518 |
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1317464516 |
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