Democracy In Suburbia
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Democracy In Suburbia
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Author : J. Eric Oliver
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-01-12
Democracy In Suburbia written by J. Eric Oliver and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-12 with Political Science categories.
Suburbanization is often blamed for a loss of civic engagement in contemporary America. How justified is this claim? Just what is a suburb? How do social environments shape civic life? Looking beyond popular stereotypes, Democracy in Suburbia answers these questions by examining how suburbs influence citizen participation in community and public affairs. Eric Oliver offers a rich, engaging account of what suburbia means for American democracy and, in doing so, speaks to the heart of widespread debate on the health of our civil society. Applying an innovative, unusually rigorous mode of statistical analysis to a wealth of unique survey and census data, Oliver argues that suburbs, by institutionalizing class and racial differences with municipal boundaries, transform social conflicts between citizens into ones between political institutions. In reducing the incentives for individual political participation, suburbanization has negated the benefits of ''small town'' government and deprived metropolitan areas of valuable civic capacity. This ultimately increases prospects of serious social conflict. Oliver concludes that we must reconfigure suburban governments to allow seemingly intractable issues of common metropolitan concern to surface in local politics rather than be ignored as cross-jurisdictional. And he believes this is possible without sacrifice of local government's advantages. Scholars and students of political science, sociology, and urban affairs will prize this book for its striking findings, its revealing scrutiny of the commonplace, and its insights into how the pursuit of the American dream may be imperiling American democracy.
Suburbia
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Author : Robert Coldwell Wood
language : en
Publisher: New York : Arno Press
Release Date : 1979
Suburbia written by Robert Coldwell Wood and has been published by New York : Arno Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Political Science categories.
Suburbia
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Author : Robert Coldwell Wood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958
Suburbia written by Robert Coldwell Wood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958 with Suburban life categories.
Transformation From Below
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Author : Ursula Scheidegger
language : en
Publisher: BASLER AFRIKA BIBLIOGRAPHIEN
Release Date : 2015-08-21
Transformation From Below written by Ursula Scheidegger and has been published by BASLER AFRIKA BIBLIOGRAPHIEN this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-21 with Political Science categories.
South Africa is an example of a relatively successful political transition. Nevertheless, the first democratic elections in 1994 did not change the systemic and structural inequalities, the socio-economic legacies of discrimination or the alienation of the different population groups. At the centre of this study is the transformation potential of two formerly white neighbourhoods in Johannesburg – Norwood and Orange Grove. Both neighbourhoods have experienced considerable demographic changes and the various population groups differ in terms of their expectations and their willingness to adjust to the changes provoked by the transition. At the local level, patterns of discrimination and oppression continue. Spaces, opportunities and leverage of social networks engaged in the community are influenced by the resources people are able to access. Moreover, cooperation is contested in a context of pervasive inequality because there is no incentive for privileged groups to change arrangements that benefit them. In this context of conflicting interests and unequal access to power and resources, decentralisation and the promotion of participatory structures in local communities are a problem and the reliance on local networks as agents of development is questionable.
Contested Terrain
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Author : Marc L. Silver
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1995-07-10
Contested Terrain written by Marc L. Silver and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-07-10 with Political Science categories.
Politics, by its nature, is a contentious arena. Suburbia, on the other hand, has long presented the image of a relatively serene, harmonious, and homogenous social context. Until recently little attention has been paid to whatever might be the distinctive qualities of the suburban political scene. Yet, as this collection of essays makes apparent, suburbia is as volatile a political environment as any other. The suburban political sphere is truly a contested terrain, and this volume effectively shows the links between suburban political realities and our collective economic and social well-being. The suburban political sphere is truly a contested terrain. As the authors make clear, the political conflicts that have haunted the United States from its inception—class inequalities, racial frictions, constraints on the democratic impulse—loom large in the suburbia of today. The haven from social turmoil and strife that suburbia represented at mid-century increasingly appears to have been short-lived and, perhaps, even illusory. Political scientists, sociologists, and other researchers as well as concerned citizens are challenged to examine seriously the suburban political landscape. In this volume all will come away with a better understanding of the distinctive practical facets of the suburban political context, and all will have a better appreciation of the connections to our collective economic and social well-being.
Ideology In America
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Ideology In America written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Political Science categories.
A ground-breaking study of the rapidly changing character of American society in the 1960's and its effect on three Connecticut communities: a troubled central city, one of its fast-growing suburbs, and a declining small town. Explores the working of social and political organizations in the three communities, the variety of differences in the issues each community deems significant, and the methods each uses to deal with them. Originally published in 1969 by Cornell University Press, this edition contains a new introduction by the author
Politics Of The Periphery
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Author : Pierre Hamel
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2024-01-31
Politics Of The Periphery written by Pierre Hamel and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-31 with Political Science categories.
New urban forms characterizing contemporary metropolises reflect a certain continuity with the patterns of the past. They also include unexpected forms of settlement and design that have emerged in response to social and economic needs and as a way of leveraging new technologies. Politics of the Periphery sets out to explore sub/urban governance in diverse contexts in order to better understand how materiality and space are shaped by the possibilities and constraints of confronting actors. This collection, edited by Pierre Hamel, examines the empirical aspects of collective action and planning in eight urban regions around the world – across North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa – and reveals the impacts and consequences of various structures of suburban governance. The case studies feature a diverse range of local actors facing both the specificity of their respective milieus and the broader context of extended urbanization as metropolitan regions cope with new territorial challenges. The book focuses on suburbanization processes that characterize most of these post-metropolitan regions and questions whether it is possible to improve suburban governance in the face of growing uncertainties arising from structural and subjective transformations. Paying close attention to the relationship between the local and the global, Politics of the Periphery challenges the planning processes of evolving metropolitan regions.
Democracy In Our America
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Author : Paul W. Kahn
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2023-01-31
Democracy In Our America written by Paul W. Kahn 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 2023-01-31 with Civil society categories.
One of America's most distinguished political theorists examines what happens when national politics enters a small New England town After the election of 2016 and, even more urgently, after the election of 2020, many citizens looked at the economic and cultural divisions that were causing deep disruptions in American politics and asked, "What is happening to us?" Paul W. Kahn explores these fundamental changes as they show themselves in a small New England town--his home of twenty-five years, Killingworth, Connecticut. His inquiry grounds a democratic theory that puts volunteering, not voting, at its center. Absent active participation, citizens lose the capacity for judgment that comes from working with others to solve real problems. Volunteering, however, is under existential threat today. Changes in civil society, commerce, employment, and public opinion formation have isolated families from each other and from their communities. Even middle-class families live under financial stress, uncertain of their children's future, and without the support of civil society. Local media has disappeared. Residents do not have the time, information, or interest to volunteer. Under these conditions, national polarization enters local politics, which becomes yet another site for national conflict. To save our democracy, Kahn concludes, we need to find ways of matching opportunities for participation to the ways we live our lives today.
Democracy At Risk
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Author : Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh
language : en
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Release Date : 2005
Democracy At Risk written by Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh and has been published by Brookings Institution Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Political Science categories.
"Documents how recent trends in civic engagement have been shaped by political institutions and public policies and recommends ways to increase the amount, quality, and distribution of civic engagement, focusing on elections, the metropolis, and the nonpr
Suburbia
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Author : Philip C. Dolce
language : en
Publisher: Anchor Books
Release Date : 1976
Suburbia written by Philip C. Dolce and has been published by Anchor Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Suburbs categories.