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Cover of The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship the World Over
by Rita Simon, Alison Brooks
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2009

In this eleventh volume in The World Over series, Simon and Brooks examine and compare the rights and responsibilities of citizenship across twenty-one countries. The countries included are Canada, the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Hungary, Poland,...
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New Public Governance

A Regime-Centered Perspective

by Douglas Morgan, Brian Cook
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015

Written by scholars who have been at the forefront of the NPG debate as well as by scholar-practitioners, this book provides lessons learned from experience on how networked, contract-based and partnership-centered approaches to government can be undertaken in ways that preserve the values at the center of the American constitutional and political system.
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The Promise of Wilderness

American Environmental Politics since 1964

by James Morton Turner
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012

From Denali's majestic slopes to the Great Swamp of central New Jersey, protected wilderness areas make up nearly twenty percent of the parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and other public lands that cover a full fourth of the nation's territory. But wilderness is not only a place. It is also one of...
Cover of The Role of Law in Social Work Practice and Administration
by Theodore Stein
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2004

The strong nexus between law and social work is beyond dispute: the law informs day-to-day social work practice and administration, and social workers are employed by the courts. Moreover, they work collaboratively with attorneys in legal aid offices, public defenders'offices, and other law enforcement...
Cover of Public Administration in Contested Societies
by K. O'Connor
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014

Why are some conflicts managed better than others? Social scientists have used various disciplinary lenses to answer this question but until now, public administration has not been used to understand how conflict is managed. This book explores the everyday management of conflict in two cases of power-sharing from the view of elite level bureaucrats
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Environmental Communication and Travel Journalism

Consumerism, Conflict and Concern

by Lyn McGaurr
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015

Travel journalism about natural attractions is environmental communication at the cusp of consumerism and concern. Countries and regions that market forests, rivers and wildlife to international tourists drive place-of-origin brand recognition that benefits exporters in other sectors. Place-branding...
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Insufficient Representation

The Disconnect between Congress and Its Citizens

by Patrick Fisher
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2018

Not Enough Representation: The Disconnect between Congress and Its Citizens examines how representative the United States Congress is among different demographic groups and how representational issues affect Americans’ perception of Congress, potentially threatening its legitimacy. The opening chapter...
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Engaging the Public with Climate Change

Behaviour Change and Communication

by Lorraine Whitmarsh, Irene Lorenzoni, Saffron O'Neill
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012

Despite increasing public awareness of climate change, our behaviours relating to consumption and energy use remain largely unchanged. This book answers the urgent call for effective engagement methods to foster sustainable lifestyles, community action, and social change. Written by practitioners...
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Participatory Budgeting and Civic Tech

The Revival of Citizen Engagement

by Hollie Russon Gilman
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016

In a time when citizens are deeply dissatisfied with the basic institutions and elected officials that govern them, the participatory budgeting movement empowers citizens to get results for pressing community needs. It creates a transparent process where citizens can propose projects through traditional...
Cover of Economic Thinking and Pollution Problems
by Douglas Auld
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1972

The purpose of this collection is to provide the student with an introduction to the way in which the discipline of economics tackles the problems posed in affluent societies by their various ‘waste’ products. ‘Pollution economics’ introduces a student to aspects of price economics, public...
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Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Trust

Towards Theoretical and Methodological Integration

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Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2015

 This timely collection explores trust research from many angles while ably demonstrating the potential of cross-discipline collaboration to deepen our understanding of institutional trust. Citing, among other things, current breakdowns of trust in prominent institutions, the book presents a multilevel...
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Science Funding

Politics and Porkbarrel

by Joseph Martino
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017

Americans have become resigned to seeing Congress vote money for porkbarrel projects of all kinds-roads, dams, post offices, military installations-in the districts of influential legislators. In recent years Congress has, almost without public notice, extended this form of vote-buying and pandering...
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Accessible Public Transportation

Designing Service for Riders with Disabilities

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Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017

The United States is home to more than 54 million people with disabilities. This book looks at public transit and transportation systems with a focus on new and emerging needs for individuals with disabilities, including the elderly. The book covers the various technologies, policies, and programs...
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Rebuilding Public Institutions Together

Professionals and Citizens in a Participatory Democracy

by Albert W. Dzur
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...
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