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Citizens at the Centre
Celia Davies
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Description for Citizens at the Centre
Paperback. Involving citizens in policy decision-making has been a central goal of the Labour government since it came to power. But what happens when the public are drawn into debate with unfamiliar others in the unknown world of policy making at national level? This book sets out to understand the contribution that citizens can realistically make. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
Involving citizens in policy decision-making processes - deliberative democracy - has been a central goal of the Labour government since it came to power in 1997. But what happens when members of the public are drawn into unfamiliar debate, with unfamiliar others, in the unfamiliar world of policy making at national level? This book sets out to understand the contribution that citizens can realistically be expected to make. Drawing on the lessons from an ethnographic study of a public involvement initiative in the health service - the Citizens Council of NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) - the book explores ... Read more
Involving citizens in policy decision-making processes - deliberative democracy - has been a central goal of the Labour government since it came to power in 1997. But what happens when members of the public are drawn into unfamiliar debate, with unfamiliar others, in the unfamiliar world of policy making at national level? This book sets out to understand the contribution that citizens can realistically be expected to make. Drawing on the lessons from an ethnographic study of a public involvement initiative in the health service - the Citizens Council of NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) - the book explores ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
466g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861348029
SKU
V9781861348029
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Ref
99-50
About Celia Davies
Celia Davies is currently Director of the Research for Patient Benefit Programme, National Institute for Health Research, and Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science Margaret Wetherell is Professor of Social Psychology at The Open University Elizabeth Barnett is ex-Research Fellow in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at The Open University, now retraining in ... Read more
Reviews for Citizens at the Centre
"An engagingly written book that offers a detailed and thoughtful analysis of an innovative experiment in citizen participation in healthcare decision-making. This timely study raises a host of significant challenges for democratic theorists and practitioners alike." Graham Smith, Professor of Politics, School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, UK