This accessible book is about local democracy, civic engagement, political participation and community in Britain. It rejects the many pessimistic accounts that seek to dominate our political discourse with their talk of political apathy, community breakdown and selfish individualism
The book focuses on local democratic politics in Britain over the last decade and a half, from the election of the New Labour government right up to the current Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government. It includes an analysis of local democracy, civic engagement and participation across a range of policy areas and in the context of debates around accountability, legitimacy, sustainability, localism and the 'big society'. -- .
By:
Hugh Atkinson
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 10mm
Weight: 281g
ISBN: 9781526117014
ISBN 10: 1526117010
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 22 March 2017
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Further / Higher Education
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction 1 The theoretical context 2 Civic engagement and political participation: debates and evidence 3 The challenge of local democracy, civic engagement and community: an agenda for change 4 Local democracy at the formal level 5 Opening up local democracy beyond the formal realm 6 Local services, community and civic engagement 7 Regeneration and sustainability Conclusion Bibliography Index -- .
Hugh Atkinson is Senior Lecturer in Politics and Public Policy at London South Bank University -- .
Reviews for Local Democracy, Civic Engagement and Community: From New Labour to the Big Society
The book's insights will prove invaluable to any students, lecturers and local goverment officers interested in mapping the shifting terrain of contemporary local governance in England. -- .
