Towards Empowered Participation

Author : Archon Fung
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400835631
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empowered Participation written by Archon Fung and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-10 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every month in every neighborhood in Chicago, residents, teachers, school principals, and police officers gather to deliberate about how to improve their schools and make their streets safer. Residents of poor neighborhoods participate as much or more as those from wealthy ones. All voices are heard. Since the meetings began more than a dozen years ago, they have led not only to safer streets but also to surprising improvements in the city's schools. Chicago's police department and school system have become democratic urban institutions unlike any others in America. Empowered Participation is the compelling chronicle of this unprecedented transformation. It is the first comprehensive empirical analysis of the ways in which participatory democracy can be used to effect social change. Using city-wide data and six neighborhood case studies, the book explores how determined Chicago residents, police officers, teachers, and community groups worked to banish crime and transform a failing city school system into a model for educational reform. The author's conclusion: Properly designed and implemented institutions of participatory democratic governance can spark citizen involvement that in turn generates innovative problem-solving and public action. Their participation makes organizations more fair and effective. Though the book focuses on Chicago's municipal agencies, its lessons are applicable to many American cities. Its findings will prove useful not only in the fields of education and law enforcement, but also to sectors as diverse as environmental regulation, social service provision, and workforce development.

Author : Tom Wakeford
Publisher : IIED
ISBN 13 : 1843697076
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Towards Empowered Participation written by Tom Wakeford and published by IIED. This book was released on 2008 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on those rarely-discussed elements of processes that are disempowering to those with least power.

Author : Rabab El-Mahdi
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004209409
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empowered Participation Or Political Manipulation? written by Rabab El-Mahdi and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Social Funds in Egypt and Bolivia as a microcosm, this book offers a critical examination of state-civil society relations and governance under the neoliberal model. Focusing specifically on the reconstruction of citizenship rights and participatory governance under this model.

Author : Abraham Sagie
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1452263159
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Participation and Empowerment in Organizations written by Abraham Sagie and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 1999-10-27 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the origins of worker participation in management and decision making, examines the repertoire of empowerment and participatory techniques as applied throughout the world, and assesses, by means of empirical evidence, their effectiveness in the day to day managerial work. Both theoretical and empirical bases of participation and empowerment are presented and their relationship with leadership, goal setting, and problem solving phenomenon analyzed. The book concludes with a chapter describing a comprehensive model of the dynamics of employee participation and its influence on work outcomes is suggested.

Author : Annette Fitzsimons
Publisher : Learning Matters
ISBN 13 : 1844457834
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empowerment and Participation in Youth Work written by Annette Fitzsimons and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today′s society, many young people feel marginalised and unable to find their own voice. It is vital therefore that youth workers are able to work with them to tackle this in a meaningful way. Drawing on the real experiences and difficulties faced by youth workers, this book will help those who want to work with young people in an empowering way. The concepts of empowerment and participation are explained, explored and critically analysed, along with the key notion of resilience. This is backed up by activities and case studies which help to bring together the theory and the practice.

Author : Richard Scullion
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134621043
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Media, Political Participation and Empowerment written by Richard Scullion and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technological, cultural and economic forces are transforming political communication, posing challenges and opportunities for politicians and media organisations, while at the same time many governments and civil society express concerns about the extent and nature of political empowerment and civic engagement. This book offers an international perspective on current thinking and practice about civic and audience empowerment, focusing on the ways and means through which media can empower or dis-empower citizens as audiences. It features theoretical and empirical chapters that draw specific attention to a reappraisal of the theories, methods and issues that inform our understanding of citizens and audiences in contemporary politics. The authors address the following questions: How much and what sorts of civic and audience empowerment are most desirable, and how does this differ cross-nationally? How do citizens relate to private and public spaces? How do citizens function in online, networked, liminal and alternative spaces? How do audiences of ‘non-political’ media spaces relate their experiences to politics? How are political parties and movements utilising audiences as co-creators of political communication and what are the consequences for democracy? With examples from the UK, USA, Holland, France, Germany, The Middle East, South Africa and Mexico, this innovative volume will be of interest to students and scholars of political science, marketing, journalism, cultural studies, public relations, media and international relations.

Author : Gary Craig
Publisher : Zed Books
ISBN 13 : 9781856493383
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Community Empowerment written by Gary Craig and published by Zed Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprinted from the 25th anniversary issue of Community Development Journal (no date noted) 17 essays review contemporary campaigns for community participation and empowerment. Some explore such aspects as the concept of empowerment and its relation to public policy and development within social movements, and the relevance of the mixed economy of welfare to self-help and community participation. Others present case studies from Europe, the US, Australia, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Paper edition (unseen), $25.00. Distributed in the US by Humanities Press. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Natalie Canning
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429838905
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children's Empowerment in Play written by Natalie Canning and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-06 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children's Empowerment in Play is an accessible insight into the vital place of play in children’s development. The book focuses on three main themes of participation, voice and ownership, and explores ways to positively and naturally develop play in early years settings. Drawing on primary research and presenting in-depth case studies of children in a range of play scenarios, Canning offers a framework for understanding play and its relationship with children’s empowerment, and highlights play patterns and the ways in which practitioners can identify these. Chapters also cover: The research context for empowerment in play The significance of play and empowerment in the lives of children The power play can have, and indicators of empowering behaviour Observing empowerment in play and the challenges of celebrating it Written for all those working with young children and students on early childhood courses, this book will transform how you understand and engage with children’s experiences and learning.

Author : David Alexander Clark
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781349674909
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Capability Approach, Empowerment and Participation written by David Alexander Clark and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the linkages between Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach and participatory forms of development – especially those associated with critical pedagogy and empowerment from the bottom-up. It shows how the capability approach and the participatory movement can complement and reinforce each other helping to ensure that democratic principles are respected and become the foundation for sustainable human development. The Capability Approach provides guiding principles for protecting the transformative roots of participation (safeguarding ownership, accountability and empowerment), while participation delivers vital methods for making the Capability Approach operational. Divided into three overlapping parts that focus on concepts, methods and applications, this work draws on diverse fieldwork experiences to unpack power relations, address adaptive preferences, explore individual and collective agency, consider new partnerships for development, and develop innovative concepts.

Author : Archon Fung
Publisher : Verso
ISBN 13 : 9781859846889
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Deepening Democracy written by Archon Fung and published by Verso. This book was released on 2003 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The forms of liberal democracy developed in the 19th century seem increasingly ill-suited to the problems we face in the 21st. This dilemma has given rise to a deliberative democracy, and this text explores four contemporary cases in which the principles have been at least partially instituted.