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Remaking Governance
Janet (Ed) Newman
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Description for Remaking Governance
Paperback. There has been an explosion of new forms of governance as societies adapt to economic, social and political change. This book highlights the dynamics of the social, cultural and institutional practices involved in 'remaking' governance. It is structured around three key themes: the remaking of peoples, publics and politics. Editor(s): Newman, Janet. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
Remaking governance focuses on the dynamics of change as new strategies - active citizenship, public participation, partnership working, consumerism - encounter existing institutions. It explores different sites and practices of governing, from the remaking of Europe to the increasing focus on 'community' and 'personhood' in governing social life. The authors critically engage with existing theory across political science, social policy, sociology and public administration and management to explore how 'the social' is constituted through governance practices. This includes the ways in which the spaces and territories of governing are remade and the peoples constituted; how the public ... Read more
Remaking governance focuses on the dynamics of change as new strategies - active citizenship, public participation, partnership working, consumerism - encounter existing institutions. It explores different sites and practices of governing, from the remaking of Europe to the increasing focus on 'community' and 'personhood' in governing social life. The authors critically engage with existing theory across political science, social policy, sociology and public administration and management to explore how 'the social' is constituted through governance practices. This includes the ways in which the spaces and territories of governing are remade and the peoples constituted; how the public ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861346391
SKU
V9781861346391
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Ref
99-50
About Janet (Ed) Newman
Janet Newman is Professor of Social Policy at the Open University. Her previous book, Modernising Governance: New Labour, Policy and Society, is a key text on undergraduate and masters programmes across Europe, Australasia and North America.
Reviews for Remaking Governance
Remaking Governance is a search for the 'social' in social policy. It also underlines the role of the nation states and national governments in contrast to the 'hollowing out of the state' theses of governance literature. This edited book successfully presents an enhanced view of the term social to rethink governance. Political Studies Review This edited book successfully ... Read more