Albert W Dzur: 3 books
Democracy Inside
Participatory Innovation in Unlikely Places
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2018
In our current era of deep distrust in our politics and political institutions, there is also a pervasive sense that social problems are so overwhelmingly complex that it is virtually impossible to solve them. In Democracy Inside, Albert W. Dzur looks at recent instances of effective citizen action...
Democratic Professionalism
Citizen Participation and the Reconstruction of Professional Ethics, Identity, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2008
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...
Rebuilding Public Institutions Together
Professionals and Citizens in a Participatory Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2017
The Laurence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal is an initiative of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Pennsylvania State University. It annually recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce exceptional innovations to further democracy in the United States or around...