UID:
edocfu_9959615584002883
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781479800223
Content:
Opportunities to “have your say,” “get involved,” and “join theconversation” are everywhere in public life. From crowdsourcing and town hallmeetings to government experiments with social media, participatory politics increasinglyseem like a revolutionary antidote to the decline of civic engagement and thethinning of the contemporary public sphere. Many argue that, with newtechnologies, flexible organizational cultures, and a supportive policymakingcontext, we now hold the keys to large-scale democratic revitalization.Democratizing Inequalities shows that the equation may not be sosimple. Modern societies face a variety of structural problems that limitpotentials for true democratization, as well as vast inequalities in politicalaction and voice that are not easily resolved by participatory solutions. Popularparticipation may even reinforce elite power in unexpected ways. Resisting anoversimplified account of participation as empowerment, this collection ofessays brings together a diverse range of leading scholars to reveal surprisinginsights into how dilemmas of the new public participation play out in politicsand organizations. Through investigations including fights over theauthenticity of business-sponsored public participation, the surge of the TeaParty, the role of corporations in electoral campaigns, and participatorybudgeting practices in Brazil, DemocratizingInequalities seeks to refresh our understanding of public participation andtrace the reshaping of authority in today’s political environment.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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Foreword --
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Chapter 1. Rising Participation and Declining Democracy --
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Chapter 3. Civic-izing Markets Selling Social Profits in Public Deliberation --
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Chapter 3. Workers’ Rights as Human Rights? --
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Chapter 4. Legitimating the Corporation through Public Participation --
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Chapter 5 No. Contest --
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Chapter 6. The Fiscal Sociology of Public Consultation --
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Chapter 7. Structuring Electoral Participation --
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Chapter 8. Patient, Parent, Advocate, Investor --
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Chapter 9. Spirals of Perpetual Potential --
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Chapter 10. Becoming a Best Practice --
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Chapter 11. The Social Movement Society, the Tea Party, and the Democratic Deficit --
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Chapter 12. Public Deliberation and Political Contention --
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Chapter 13. Realizing the Promise of Public Participation in an Age of Inequality --
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References --
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About the Contributors --
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Index
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.18574/9781479800223
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479800223
