Democracy as Problem Solving: Civic Capacity in Communities Across the Globe

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Price
$48.00
Publisher
MIT Press
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Pages
388
Dimensions
6.06 X 8.96 X 0.72 inches | 1.11 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780262524858

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About the Author

Haluk ?gmen is Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Houston, and a member of the University of Houston Center for Neuro-Engineering and Cognitive Science.

Reviews
"If John Dewey, the seminal twentieth-century theorist of democracy as the praxis of community problem-solving, returned to commission studies of how democracy might work in the twenty-first century, he would be pleased with this important new book. Briggs extracts lessons of importance to urban policy makers and civic activists everywhere."--Robert D. Putnam, Malkin Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University, author of "Bowling Alone"
"This is a timely book about real world politics, not some abstract treatment that lends itself to a pet methodology. "Democracy as Problem Solving" steers clear of a cynical view of human relationships and proves mobilization can occur, given the right factors. Few books rival this book's achievement in its multilevel, multistage scope."--Clarence Stone, Institute of Public Policy, George Washington University
"Our theories of democracy lag behind the deep changes in how it works, or fails, globally. Expectations have risen, creating huge potentials and challenges. These new rules about what is democratically legitimate are often more demanding than the physical or economic issues. Briggs charts global transformations and identifies dramatic success in unexpected quarters, from Salt Lake City to Mumbai and Cape Town. Social capital and democracy take on new meaning here as Briggs shows how they are subtly intertwined with political cultures and policy innovation."--Terry Nichols Clark, Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago