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Citizen Knowledge
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Author : Lisa Herzog
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2023-09-08
Citizen Knowledge written by Lisa Herzog and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-08 with Education categories.
Many democratic societies currently struggle with issues around knowledge: fake news, distrust of experts, a fear of technocratic tendencies. In Citizen Knowledge, Lisa Herzog discusses how knowledge, understood in a broad sense, should be dealt with in societies that combine a democratic political system with a capitalist economic system. How do citizens learn about politics? How do new scientific insights make their way into politics? What role can markets play in processing decentralized knowledge? Herzog takes on the perspective of "democratic institutionalism," which focuses on the institutions that enable an inclusive and stable democratic life. She argues that the fraught relation between democracy and capitalism gets out of balance if too much knowledge is treated according to the logic of markets rather than democracy. Complex societies need different mechanisms for dealing with knowledge, among which markets, democratic deliberation, and expert communities are central. Citizen Knowledge emphasizes the responsibility of bearers of knowledge and the need to support institutions that promote active and informed citizenship. Through this lens, Herzog develops the vision of an egalitarian society that considers the use of knowledge in society not a matter of markets, but of shared democratic responsibility, supported by epistemic infrastructures. As such, Herzog's argument contributes to political epistemology, a new subdiscipline of philosophy, with a specific focus on the interrelation between economic and political processes. Citizen Knowledge draws from both the history of ideas and systematic arguments about the nature of knowledge to propose reforms for a more unified and flourishing democratic system. This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.
The Conception Of Citizen Knowledge In Democratic Theory
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Author : L. Rapeli
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-11-28
The Conception Of Citizen Knowledge In Democratic Theory written by L. Rapeli and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-28 with Political Science categories.
What according to democratic theorists should the ordinary citizen know about politics? What does several decades of empirical research about citizens' political knowledge tell us? And why should we care? This book offers a comprehensive outline of the vast literature on political knowledge and by providing an analytical framework for its studying
How To Educate A Citizen
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Author : E. D. Hirsch
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2020-09-08
How To Educate A Citizen written by E. D. Hirsch and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-08 with Education categories.
“Profound, vital and correct. Hirsch highlights the essence of our American being and the radical changes in education necessary to sustain that essence. Concerned citizens, teachers, and parents take note! We ignore this book at our peril."— Joel Klein, former Chancellor of New York City Public Schools In this powerful manifesto, the bestselling author of Cultural Literacy addresses the failures of America’s early education system and its impact on our current national malaise, advocating for a shared knowledge curriculum students everywhere can be taught—an educational foundation that can help improve and strengthen America’s unity, identity, and democracy. In How to Educate a Citizen, E.D. Hirsch continues the conversation he began thirty years ago with his classic bestseller Cultural Literacy, urging America’s public schools, particularly at the elementary level, to educate our children more effectively to help heal and preserve the nation. Since the 1960s, our schools have been relying on “child-centered learning.” History, geography, science, civics, and other essential knowledge have been dumbed down by vacuous learning “techniques” and “values-based” curricula; indoctrinated by graduate schools of education, administrators and educators have believed they are teaching reading and critical thinking skills. Yet these cannot be taught in the absence of strong content, Hirsch argues. The consequence is a loss of shared knowledge that would enable us to work together, understand one another, and make coherent, informed decisions. A broken approach to school not only leaves our children under-prepared and erodes the American dream but also loosens the spiritual bonds and unity that hold the nation together. Drawing on early schoolmasters and educational reformers such as Noah Webster and Horace Mann, Hirsch charts the rise and fall of the American early education system and provides a blueprint for closing the national gap in knowledge, communications, and allegiance. Critical and compelling, How to Educate a Citizen galvanizes our schools to equip children with the power of shared knowledge.
Citizens Experts And The Environment
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Author : Frank Fischer
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2000-12-19
Citizens Experts And The Environment written by Frank Fischer and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-12-19 with Science categories.
The tension between professional expertise and democratic governance has become increasingly significant in Western politics. Environmental politics in particular is a hotbed for citizens who actively challenge the imposition of expert theories that ignore forms of local knowledge that can help to relate technical facts to social values. Where information ideologues see the modern increase in information as capable of making everyone smarter, others see the emergence of a society divided between those with and those without knowledge. Suggesting realistic strategies to bridge this divide, Fischer calls for meaningful nonexpert involvement in policymaking and shows how the deliberations of ordinary citizens can help solve complex social and environmental problems by contributing local contextual knowledge to the professionals’ expertise. While incorporating theoretical critiques of positivism and methodology, he also offers hard evidence to demonstrate that the ordinary citizen is capable of a great deal more participation than is generally recognized. Popular epidemiology in the United States, the Danish consensus conference, and participatory resource mapping in India serve as examples of the type of inquiry he proposes, showing how the local knowledge of citizens is invaluable to policy formation. In his conclusion Fischer examines the implications of the approach for participatory democracy and the democratization of contemporary deliberative structures. This study will interest political scientists, public policy practitioners, sociologists, scientists, environmentalists, political activists, urban planners, and public administrators along with those interested in understanding the relationship between democracy and science in a modern technological society.
Citizens Experts And The Environment
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Citizens Experts And The Environment written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with categories.
DIVClaims that the problematic communication gap between experts and ordinary citizens is best remedied by a renewal of local citizen participation in deliberative structures./div
Citizen Competence And Democratic Institutions
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Author : Stephen L. Elkin
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2010-11-01
Citizen Competence And Democratic Institutions written by Stephen L. Elkin and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-01 with Political Science categories.
A searching examination of what citizen competence is, how much it exists in the United States today, and what can be done to increase it.
Knowledge Policy And Power In International Development
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Author : Jones, Harry
language : en
Publisher: Policy Press
Release Date : 2012-04-18
Knowledge Policy And Power In International Development written by Jones, Harry and has been published by Policy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-18 with Political Science categories.
This book presents an academically rigorous yet practical guide to efforts to understand how knowledge, policy and power interact to promote or prevent change. It offers a power analysis perspective on the knowledge-policy process, illustrated with rich empirical examples from the field of international development, combined with practical guidance on the implications of such an approach. It provides ways to identify and address problems that have hampered previous attempts to improve the space between knowledge and policy; such as difficulties in analysing political context, persistent asymmetric relationships between actors, ignorance of the contributions of different types of knowledge, and misconceptions of the roles played by intermediary organisations. Most importantly, the book gives readers the ability to develop strategies for negotiating the complexity of the knowledge-policy interface more effectively, so as to contribute to policy dialogues, influence policy change, and implement policies and programmes more effectively. The authors focus on the dynamics of the knowledge-policy interface in international development; offering novel theoretical insights and methodological approaches that are applicable to a broader array of policy arenas and their audiences, including academics, practitioners and students.
The Conception Of Citizen Knowledge In Democratic Theory
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Author : L. Rapeli
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-11-28
The Conception Of Citizen Knowledge In Democratic Theory written by L. Rapeli and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-28 with Political Science categories.
What according to democratic theorists should the ordinary citizen know about politics? What does several decades of empirical research about citizens' political knowledge tell us? And why should we care? This book offers a comprehensive outline of the vast literature on political knowledge and by providing an analytical framework for its studying
Citizen Knowledge Of And Attitudes Toward Black Tailed Prairie Dogs
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Citizen Knowledge Of And Attitudes Toward Black Tailed Prairie Dogs written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Black-tailed prairie dog categories.
Science By The People
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Author : Aya H. Kimura
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2019-09-13
Science By The People written by Aya H. Kimura and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-13 with Nature categories.
Studies show that citizen science projects--projects involving nonprofessionals--face dilemmas ranging from austerity to presumed boundaries between science and activism. By unpacking the politics of citizen science, this book aims to help people negotiate a complex political landscape and choose paths moving toward social change and environmental sustainability.