Beschreibung:
Intended for public administration professionals, scholars, and students interested in citizen participation. This work brings together analyses of innovative practices, from hands-on community learning and focus groups to high-tech information systems and decision support technologies.
1: Modernizing Democracy; 2: Expanding and Deepening Citizen Participation; 3: Community Learning; 4: Community Learning in Practice; 5: National Accountability Strategies for Developing Countries; 6: Broadening Citizen Participation Processes in Federal Programs; 7: Using Focus Groups to Develop Family Policy; 8: Information Technology and Governance; 9: Lenses for Understanding the Changing Environment for Technology-Supported Citizen Involvement; 10: Simulation and Decision Support Technologies for Enhancing Citizen Understanding and Engagement; 11: The Internet, Politics, and Democracy