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Democracy inside : participatory innovation in unlikely places

Author

Dzur, Albert W., author.

Title

Democracy inside : participatory innovation in unlikely places / Albert W. Dzur.

Format

Book

Published

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019] ©2019

Description

xvi, 176 pages ; 24 cm

Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages [149]-170) and index.

Contents

• Democratic professionals as agents of change
• Institutions as fields of action
• Democratic innovation in K-12 education
• Democratic innovation in criminal justice
• Democratic innovation in public administration
• Growing and sustaining cultures of participatory innovation: barriers, openings, and the role of democratic inquiry.

Summary

"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"-- Publisher's description.

Subject headings

Group decision making. Political participation. Democracy. Democracy and education. Education and state--Decision making. Education and state--Citizen participation. Restorative justice--Decision making. Restorative justice--Citizen participation. Municipal government--Decision making. Municipal government--Citizen participation.

ISBN

9780190658670 paperback 0190658673 paperback 9780190658663 hardcover 0190658665 hardcover 9780190658687 electronic book 9780190658694 electronic book

Standard Identifier

40028824752