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  • Legislature by Lot

    Transformative Designs for Deliberative Governance

    by John Gastil, Erik Olin Wright ...
    Democracy means rule by the people, but in practice even the most robust democracies delegate most rule making to a political classThe gap between the public and its representatives might seem unbridgeable in the modern world, but Legislature by Lot examines an inspiring solution: a legislature chosen through “sortition”—the random selection of lay citizens. It’s a concept that has come to the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Democracy in Motion

    Evaluating the Practice and Impact of Deliberative Civic Engagement

    Edited by Tina Nabatchi, John Gastil, G. Michael Weiksner, Matt Leighninger ...
    Although the field of deliberative civic engagement is growing rapidly around the world, our knowledge and understanding of its practice and impacts remain highly fragmented. Democracy in Motion represents the first comprehensive attempt to assess the practice and impact of deliberative civic engagement. Organized in a series of chapters that address the big questions of deliberative civic ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

  • Hope for Democracy

    How Citizens Can Bring Reason Back into Politics

    by John Gastil, Katherine Knobloch ...
    Concerned citizens across the globe fear that democratic institutions are failing them. Citizens feel shut out of politics and worry that politicians are no longer responsive to their interests. In Hope for Democracy, John Gastil and Katherine R. Knobloch introduce new tools for tamping down hyper-partisanship and placing citizens at the heart of the democratic process. They showcase the Citizens' ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • The Jury and Democracy

    How Jury Deliberation Promotes Civic Engagement and Political Participation

    by John Gastil, E. Pierre Deess, Philip J. Weiser, Cindy Simmons ...
    Alexis de Tocqueville, John Stuart Mill, and the U.S. Supreme Court have all alleged that jury service promotes civic and political engagement, yet none could prove it. Finally, The Jury and Democracy provides compelling systematic evidence to support this view. Drawing from in-depth interviews, thousands of juror surveys, and court and voting records from across the United States, the authors ... Read more

    $30.59 USD

  • The Jury and Democracy

    How Jury Deliberation Promotes Civic Engagement and Political Participation

    by John Gastil, E. Pierre Deess, Philip J. Weiser, Cindy Simmons ...
    Alexis de Tocqueville, John Stuart Mill, and the U.S. Supreme Court have all alleged that jury service promotes civic and political engagement, yet none could prove it. Finally, The Jury and Democracy provides compelling systematic evidence to support this view. Drawing from in-depth interviews, thousands of juror surveys, and court and voting records from across the United States, the authors ... Read more

    $30.59 USD

  • The Australian Citizens’ Parliament and the Future of Deliberative Democracy

    Edited by Lyn Carson, John Gastil, Janette Hartz-Karp, Ron Lubensky ...
    Series series Rhetoric and Democratic Deliberation
    Growing numbers of scholars, practitioners, politicians, and citizens recognize the value of deliberative civic engagement processes that enable citizens and governments to come together in public spaces and engage in constructive dialogue, informed discussion, and decisive deliberation. This book seeks to fill a gap in empirical studies in deliberative democracy by studying the assembly of the ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

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    by Michael Reisch, Charles D. Garvin ...
    Social Work and Social Justice transcends discussions of abstract social justice concepts and goals by focusing on how these concepts can be used as guides for socially just practice at the interpersonal, organizational, community, and societal levels. In addition to emphasizing the importance of social justice work through compelling examples, case studies, and exercises, this book vividly ... Read more

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  • Education Policy

    Bridging the Divide Between Theory and Practice

    by Jerome G. Delaney ...
    What exactly is education policy, why is it important, and how is it implemented in the real world? Jerome Delaney, a professor of educational administration and former high school principal, answers the big questions about education policy in this powerful and practical primer for students. Informed by his experience in the public school system, Delaney takes a pragmatic and realistic approach ... Read more

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  • The Jossey-Bass Reader on Contemporary Issues in Adult Education

    Edited by Sharan B. Merriam, André P. Grace ...
    THE JOSSEY-BASS READER ON Contemporary Issues in Adult EducationWith contributions from leading experts in the field, The Jossey-Bass Reader on Contemporary Issues in Adult Education collects in one volume the best previously published literature on the issues and trends affecting adult education today. The volume includes influential pieces from foundational authors in the profession such as ... Read more

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  • Ethics and Management in the Public Sector

    by Alan Lawton, Julie Rayner, Karin Lasthuizen ...
    Series series Routledge Masters in Public Management
    Grappling with ethical issues is a daily challenge for those working in organizations that deliver public services. Such services are delivered through an often bewildering range of agencies and amidst this constant change, there are fears that a public service ethos, a tradition of working in the public interest, becomes blurred.Using extensive vignettes and case studies, Ethics and Management in ... Read more

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  • Democratic Professionalism

    Citizen Participation and the Reconstruction of Professional Ethics, Identity, and Practice

    by Albert W. Dzur ...
    Bringing expert knowledge to bear in an open and deliberative way to help solve pressing social problems is a major concern today, when technocratic and bureaucratic decision making often occurs with little or no input from the general public. Albert Dzur proposes an approach he calls “democratic professionalism” to build bridges between specialists in domains like law, medicine, and journalism ... Read more

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