Democracy in action

• Verfasst von: Dzur, Albert W. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Hendriks, Carolyn M. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Democracy in action
• Titelzusatz: collective problem solving in citizens' governance spaces
• Verf.angabe: Albert W. Dzur and Carolyn M. Hendriks
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• E-Jahr: 2025
• Jahr: [2025]
• Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Oxford scholarship online : Political Science
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-0-19-196687-3
• DOI: doi:10.1093/oso/9780192870575.001.0001
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe
• Sach-SW: Politics and Government
• Sach-SW: Politics & government
• K10plus-PPN: 1916074839
• K10plus-PPN:
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• Lokale URL UB: Zum Volltext

Abstract

Government and market failures spur many citizens to practical action today. Around the globe people form renewable energy cooperatives, provide support for marginalized populations, and deliver alternative justice and care services. What motivates citizens to begin such practical problem-solving? How do they engage others? What knowledge do they generate? How do they interact with state and market actors? What risks and opportunities do they hold for contemporary democracy? To answer these questions, Dzur and Hendriks develop the concept of citizens' governance space to delineate these efforts from contentious social movements, formal civic associations and local community organizations.