Research Catalog

Title

Reviving democracy : citizens at the heart of governance / Barry Knight, Hope Chigudu, and Rajesh Tandon.

Author

Knight, Barry, 1947-

Publication

London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan Publications, 2002.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Chigudu, Hope Bagyendera.
• Tandon, Rajesh.

Description

xviii, 214 pages : illustrations; 22 cm

Summary

"Bold & wide-ranging analysis of the conditions of political enfranchisement and affective citizenship and their implications for sustainable development."--Back cover.

Subject

• Civil society
• Political participation
• Demokratie
• Politische Beteiligung
• Maatschappelijk middenveld
• Politieke participatie

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-204) and index.

Contents

Foreword / Graca Machel -- Why listen to citizens? -- The Good Society in a Global Context -- The good society -- The current consensus -- Cracks in the consensus -- Global economic trends -- Globalization -- The rise of freedom -- The downsides of freedom -- Markets and state are not enough -- Civil Society and Participatory Research -- How should we study civil society? -- What is participatory research? -- Countering conventional wisdom -- Limitations -- Methodology of the current study -- Implementing the research -- Examples of methods used -- Categorizing respondents -- Clustering -- Developing a synthesis -- The international framework for the research -- The rise of civil society -- A Good Society -- A model -- Three basic components -- Basic needs -- Association -- Participation -- Variations -- Aspects of a good society -- The significance of the findings -- Friends and Enemies of a Good Society -- Widespread disillusion -- Good societies -- Enemies of a good society -- Basic needs -- Association -- Participation -- Women -- Other groups -- Good Governance -- Differing challenges -- State roles -- What citizens can do -- Citizens' leaders -- The role of other actors -- Factors that help and hinder -- Good governance -- What is to be Done? -- A new consensus -- Strong state; strong civil society -- Deepening democracy -- Enlarging citizens' actions -- Probable futures -- Desirable futures -- Harare Commonwealth Declaration (1991).

ISBN

• 1853838810
• 9781853838811
• 1853838845
• 9781853838842

LCCN

2001006719

OCLC

• ocm48241300
• 48241300
• SCSB-1239531

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library