Screen LibraryPractices of freedom : decentred governance, conflict and democratic participation /
"The shift from government to governance has become a starting point for many studies of contemporary policy-making and democracy. Practices of Freedom takes a different approach, calling into question this dominant narrative and taking the variety, hybridity and dispersion of social and politi...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"The shift from government to governance has become a starting point for many studies of contemporary policy-making and democracy. Practices of Freedom takes a different approach, calling into question this dominant narrative and taking the variety, hybridity and dispersion of social and political practices as its focus of analysis. Bringing together leading scholars in democratic theory and critical policy studies, it draws upon new understandings of radical democracy, practice and interpretative analysis to emphasise the productive role of actors and political conflict in the formation and |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-308) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781107056107 (hardback) : 1107056101 (hardback) 9781107628328 (paperback) 1107628326 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | JC585 |
| CLC: | D082 |
| Call Number: | D082/P895 |
| Contents: | Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: democracy, conflict and participation in decentred governance Steven Griggs, Aletta J. Norval and Hendrik Wagenaar; 2. Governance-driven democratisation Mark E. Warren; 3. Beyond deliberation: agonistic and aversive grammars of democracy: the question of criteria Aletta J. Norval; 4. Designing democratic institutions for decentred governance: the Council of Europe's acquis Vivien Lowndes and Lawrence Pratchett; 5. Assessing the democratic anchorage of governance networks Eva Sørenson and Jacob Torfing; 6. Learning through contested governanc |