Marian Barnes, Janet Newman, Helen Sullivan

Gebundenes Buch

Power, Participation and Political Renewal

Case Studies in Public Participation

Beschreibung

Recent developments in UK public policy have emphasized the need for greater public participation in decision-making and for new forms of democratic practice. Enhanced public participation is viewed as capable of improving the quality and legitimacy of decisions in government, health services, local government, and other public bodies. As a consequence there has been an explosion of participative forums, including citizens juries, area committees, neighborhood forums, tenant groups, user groups, and groups reflecting what are viewed as communities of interest or identity. This book provides an empirical and theoretical analysis of public participation in policy making and implementation. The book examines the ways in which institutions enable and constrain the development of public participation initiatives and the consequences of this. It also considers whether participation makes a difference to the conduct of officials or to the processes of governance through which public services

Autor

Marian Barnes is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Brighton. She has researched user involvement and public participation for many years. Janet Newman is Professor of Social Policy at the Open University, Milton Keynes. She has published extensively on issues of governance and on challenges to the public sphere and public services. Helen Sullivan is Professor of Urban Governance at the University of the West of England, Bristol. She specialises in the study of collaborative governance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bristol University Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781861346681
• ISBN-10: 1861346689
• Artikelnr.: 24973499