Democracy Inside: Participatory Innovation in Unlikely Places
Nov 2018 · Oxford University Press
Ebook
240
Pages
family_home
Eligible
info
About this ebook
In our current era of deep distrust in our politics and political institutions, there is also a pervasive sense that social problems are so overwhelmingly complex that it is virtually impossible to solve them. In Democracy Inside, Albert W. Dzur looks at recent instances of effective citizen action across the United States to develop a grounded political theory of democratic change, one in which citizens effectively engage with institutions. Drawing on qualitative interviews with practitioners involved in democratic schools, restorative and community justice, and collaborative city governance, Dzur stresses that we need to turn to ordinary, daily life and focus on how "democratic professionals" are breaking down barriers and bring people into decision-making processes at the granular level. These reformers are not transforming high politics or national-scale institutions, but they have been effective at changing the routine, everyday practices where people live and work. As Democracy Inside shows, if we really want to expand the democracy and build citizen engagement intensity in American life, we need to look beyond traditional politics and transform our classrooms, courtrooms, and offices into accessible civic spaces.
In our current era of deep distrust in our politics and political institutions, there is also a pervasive sense that social problems are so overwhelmingly complex that it is virtually impossible to solve them. In Democracy Inside, Albert W. Dzur looks at recent instances of effective citizen acti...
Discover more
About the author
Albert W. Dzur is Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Bowling Green State University. He is a democratic theorist with an interest in citizen participation and power-sharing in education, criminal justice, and public administration. He is also the author of Democratic Professionalism; Punishment, Participatory Democracy, and the Jury; Rebuilding Public Institutions Together; and a co-editor of Democratic Theory and Mass Incarceration.
Albert W. Dzur is Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Bowling Green State University. He is a democratic theorist with an interest in citizen participation and power-sharing in education, criminal justice, and public administration. He is also the author of Democratic Professionalism...
Rate this ebook
Tell us what you think.
Reading information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.
