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Changing Local Governance, Changing Citizens
Catherine Durose
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Description for Changing Local Governance, Changing Citizens
Paperback. Mixing policy discussion and empirical work by leading researchers in the field, "Changing local governance, changing citizens" aims to explain what debates about local governance mean for local people. Editor(s): Durose, Catherine; Greasley, Stephen; Richardson, Liz. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
The relationship between citizens and local decision makers is a long standing policy pre-occupation and has often been the subject of debate by politicians across parties. Recent governments have sought to empower, activate and give responsibility to some citizens, while other groups have been abandoned or ignored. Drawing on extensive up-to-date empirical work by leading researchers in the field, "Changing local governance, changing citizens" aims to explain what debates about local governance mean for local people. Questions addressed include: what new demands are being made on citizens and why? Which citizens are affected and how have they responded? What ... Read more
The relationship between citizens and local decision makers is a long standing policy pre-occupation and has often been the subject of debate by politicians across parties. Recent governments have sought to empower, activate and give responsibility to some citizens, while other groups have been abandoned or ignored. Drawing on extensive up-to-date empirical work by leading researchers in the field, "Changing local governance, changing citizens" aims to explain what debates about local governance mean for local people. Questions addressed include: what new demands are being made on citizens and why? Which citizens are affected and how have they responded? What ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847422170
SKU
V9781847422170
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99-50
About Catherine Durose
Catherine Durose is a Research Councils UK research fellow in the Local Governance Research Unit at De Montfort University. Stephen Greasley is a lecturer in comparative public policy in the School of Political, Social and International Studies, University of East Anglia. Liz Richardson is a research fellow at the Institute for Political and Economic Governance, University of Manchester. ... Read more
Reviews for Changing Local Governance, Changing Citizens
"This book offers a new contribution to the field of citizen involvement and participation in public services......useful for both academics and students and there is also something in here for policy makers." Catherine M Farrell in Public Administration "A robust and prescient empirical analysis of the changing relationship between citizens and the local state, offering a unique perspective on how ... Read more