The state of citizen participation in America

• Other Authors: Schachter, Hindy Lauer (Editor), Yang, Kaifeng (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, 2012.
• Series: A volume in international civic engagement
• Subjects: Political participation > United States.; Public administration > United States > Citizen participation > Case studies.; Political planning > United States > Citizen participation > Case studies.; Political Science > Civics & Citizenship.; Civics and citizenship.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806615124
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-61735-836-4
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 477 pages) : illustrations

This book provides a state-of-the-art assessment of citizen participation practice and research in the United States. With contributions from a stellar group of scholars, it provides readers an overview of a field at the heart of democratic governance. Individual chapters trace shifts in participati...