Democracy As Problem Solving
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Democracy As Problem Solving
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Author : Xavier De Souza Briggs
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2008-07-18
Democracy As Problem Solving written by Xavier De Souza Briggs and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-18 with Political Science categories.
Case studies from around the world and theoretical discussion show how the capacity to act collectively on local problems can be developed, strengthening democracy while changing social and economic outcomes. Complexity, division, mistrust, and “process paralysis” can thwart leaders and others when they tackle local challenges. In Democracy as Problem Solving, Xavier de Souza Briggs shows how civic capacity—the capacity to create and sustain smart collective action—can be developed and used. In an era of sharp debate over the conditions under which democracy can develop while broadening participation and building community, Briggs argues that understanding and building civic capacity is crucial for strengthening governance and changing the state of the world in the process. More than managing a contest among interest groups or spurring deliberation to reframe issues, democracy can be what the public most desires: a recipe for significant progress on important problems. Briggs examines efforts in six cities, in the United States, Brazil, India, and South Africa, that face the millennial challenges of rapid urban growth, economic restructuring, and investing in the next generation. These challenges demand the engagement of government, business, and nongovernmental sectors. And the keys to progress include the ability to combine learning and bargaining continuously, forge multiple forms of accountability, and find ways to leverage the capacity of the grassroots and what Briggs terms the “grasstops,” regardless of who initiates change or who participates over time. Civic capacity, Briggs shows, can—and must—be developed even in places that lack traditions of cooperative civic action.
Solving Public Problems
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Author : Beth Simone Noveck
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2021-06-22
Solving Public Problems written by Beth Simone Noveck and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-22 with Business & Economics categories.
How to take advantage of technology, data, and the collective wisdom in our communities to design powerful solutions to contemporary problems The challenges societies face today, from inequality to climate change to systemic racism, cannot be solved with yesterday's toolkit. Solving Public Problems shows how readers can take advantage of digital technology, data, and the collective wisdom of our communities to design and deliver powerful solutions to contemporary problems. Offering a radical rethinking of the role of the public servant and the skills of the public workforce, this book is about the vast gap between failing public institutions and the huge number of public entrepreneurs doing extraordinary things--and how to close that gap. Drawing on lessons learned from decades of advising global leaders and from original interviews and surveys of thousands of public problem solvers, Beth Simone Noveck provides a practical guide for public servants, community leaders, students, and activists to become more effective, equitable, and inclusive leaders and repair our troubled, twenty-first-century world.
Democratic Problem Solving
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Author : Justin Cruickshank
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2017-04-05
Democratic Problem Solving written by Justin Cruickshank and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-05 with Philosophy categories.
To what extent is neoliberalism undermining democracy and distorting the values of science? Can and should science be treated as an exemplar for a more dialogic democracy? Are universities and public intellectuals able to develop a more dialogically engaged public? What role should there be for ‘experts’ in a more dialogic democracy? Does information and communications technology present a potential to enhance democracy or increase the control and manipulation of knowledge and the public by corporations? This timely volume explores these pressing questions, in a dialogue based on developing and applying the recovery of the ‘critical Popper’, which highlights his contemporary relevance to the critique of neoliberal political economy in the age of technocapitalism. This book will be discussed in an online roundtable on the Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective. Information about the SERRC can be found here: https://social-epistemology.com/
The Politics Of Problem Solving In Postwar Democracies
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Author : Hans Keman
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-07-27
The Politics Of Problem Solving In Postwar Democracies written by Hans Keman and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-27 with Political Science categories.
The Politics of Problem-solving in Postwar Democracies focuses explicitly on the way in which and the extent to which public policy formation in multi-party systems can be both effective and legitimate; effective in finding solutions for societal problems which are beyond the citizens capacity; and legitimate in formulating policies that are acceptable to most involved. Cross-national variations in the way political institutions work and can be conducive to political consensus and cooperative behaviour are - so it is argued and evidenced throughout the book - the key factors for successful policy-making and related problem-solving.
The Governance Of Problems
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Author : Robert Hoppe
language : en
Publisher: Policy Press
Release Date : 2011
The Governance Of Problems written by Robert Hoppe and has been published by Policy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Education categories.
A compelling new approach to public policy-making as problem processing, bringing together aspects of puzzling, powering and participation and relating them to cultural theory, issues about networks, models of democracy and modes of citizen participation.
India Pakistan And Democracy
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Author : Philip Oldenburg
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-09-13
India Pakistan And Democracy written by Philip Oldenburg and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-13 with Political Science categories.
The question of why some countries have democratic regimes and others do not is a significant issue in comparative politics. This book looks at India and Pakistan, two countries with clearly contrasting political regime histories, and presents an argument on why India is a democracy and Pakistan is not. Focusing on the specificities and the nuances of each state system, the author examines in detail the balance of authority and power between popular or elected politicians and the state apparatus through substantial historical analysis. India and Pakistan are both large, multi-religious and multi-lingual countries sharing a geographic and historical space that in 1947, when they became independent from British rule, gave them a virtually indistinguishable level of both extreme poverty and inequality. All of those factors militate against democracy, according to most theories, and in Pakistan democracy did indeed fail very quickly after Independence. It has only been restored as a façade for military-bureaucratic rule for brief periods since then. In comparison, after almost thirty years of democracy, India had a brush with authoritarian rule, in the 1975-76 Emergency, and some analysts were perversely reassured that the India exception had been erased. But instead, after a momentous election in 1977, democracy has become stronger over the last thirty years. Providing a comparative analysis of the political systems of India and Pakistan as well as a historical overview of the two countries, this textbook constitutes essential reading for students of South Asian History and Politics. It is a useful and balanced introduction to the politics of India and Pakistan.
Global Quality Of Democracy As Innovation Enabler
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Author : DAVID F J. CAMPBELL
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Release Date : 2019-11-22
Global Quality Of Democracy As Innovation Enabler written by DAVID F J. CAMPBELL and has been published by Palgrave MacMillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-22 with Democracy categories.
This book assesses the interconnectedness of democracy and economic development. It concentrates on how to conceptualize and to measure democracy and quality of democracy in global comparison. The author makes the argument that a quality-of-democracy understanding based on sustainable development relates crucially with economic growth, but more so with economic development. The empirical macro-model focuses on approximately over hundred countries (in a world model) and covers about a fourteen-year period of 2002-2015, identifying the following basic dimensions as being relevant for further analysis: freedom, equality, control, sustainable development, and self-organization (political self-organization). Readers will appreciate the global perspective the work offers.
Education For A Civil Society
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Author : Dan Gartrell
language : en
Publisher: National Association for the Education of Young Children
Release Date : 2012
Education For A Civil Society written by Dan Gartrell and has been published by National Association for the Education of Young Children this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Affective education categories.
Social and emotional skills children need.
Approaching Deliberative Democracy
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Author : Robert J. Cavalier
language : en
Publisher: Carnegie-Mellon University Press
Release Date : 2011
Approaching Deliberative Democracy written by Robert J. Cavalier and has been published by Carnegie-Mellon University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Deliberative democracy categories.
A collection of articles on the theory and practice of deliberative democracy edited by Robert Cavalier.
Politics Dialogue And The Evolution Of Democracy
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Author : Kenneth Cloke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-08-22
Politics Dialogue And The Evolution Of Democracy written by Kenneth Cloke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-22 with Democracy categories.
In the U. S. and around the world, we are mired in political conflicts that lead to discrimination, divisive language, and combative processes that diminish our ability to solve pressing global problems. This book offers a guide for facilitating and engaging in collaborative, interest-based dialogues about today's most important topics.