Deliberative Democracy, Public Policy, and Local Government

Joanna Podgórska-Rykała (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

206 Seiten

2024
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-67076-8 (ISBN)

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This book examines deliberative democracy and its practical forms and applications in local government public policy. Author Joanna Podgórska-Rykała explores the topic of democracy, leaning in particular on the origins of its representative variant. Analyzing the elite dimension of the concept of representation, she considers what historical and political events have influenced the contemporary shape of democracy and its understanding. How were democratic ideals shaped, and why are we currently experiencing a democratic recession? Why is the debate that should be integral to the functioning of collegiate bodies disappearing? Why aren't decisions based on evidence, and why don't decision-makers take into account expert opinions and stakeholder positions? Drawing on empirical research - interviews with city-level decision-makers - the author considers whether and how deliberative innovation can support the renewal of decision-making in representative institutions.

Deliberative Democracy, Public Policy, and Local Government will be of enormous interest to doctoral students and researchers as well as to practitioners of local government administration, civic leaders, representatives of nongovernmental organizations, and people interested in public affairs. It can also be used as an important supplement in courses on public administration, political science, international relations, law, economics, and related studies at both the undergraduate and the graduate level.

Joanna Podgórska-Rykała works at the KEN University in Krakow, Poland, at the Institute of Law, Economics and Administration. She holds a Doctorate of Social Sciences in the discipline of political science. She was a Jean Monnet Fellow at the Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies, EUI, Florence, Italy (2022-2023) and a National Academic Exchange Agency Fellow at the Faculty of Public Policy, University of Silesia in Opava (2020, Czech Republic). She is a recipient of the Polish Scholarship of the Minister of Education and Science for Outstanding Young Scientists (2022-2025). She is author, co-author, and editor of more than 120 publications. She has years of experience in project management and leadership of non-governmental organizations.

Introduction 1. Scope, Approach, and Methods 2. Representative democracy: Decisions are made by decision-makers 3. Public policy: Everything is about everything 4. Democracy: Governing through discussion 5. Is deliberative innovation the answer to the crisis of representative democracy? 6. Key Findings: How can the mini-public's experience support the renewal of the decision-making process of representative institutions?

Erscheinungsdatum	07.03.2024
Reihe/Serie	Public Administration and Public Policy
Zusatzinfo	1 Tables, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	566 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-032-67076-2 / 1032670762
ISBN-13	978-1-032-67076-8 / 9781032670768
Zustand	Neuware