Citizen Involvement: A Practical Guide for Change

ISBN-13: 9780333483015 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 240 str.

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Opis

This book offers the first introduction and practical guide to increasing people's say and involvement in their lives, neighbourhood and services. It draws on a major study of initiatives to involve and empower people. It explores a wide range of schemes across a variety of policies and services, including housing, health care, education, community development, social work and social services. It also examines the underlying principles, politics and philosophy of participation. It offers guidelines for participatory policy and practice and a checklist for evaluating and auditing citizen involvement.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- Making Sense of Citizen-Involvement.- First Steps To Involvement: Information Gathering and Consultation From More Responsive Services to a Direct Say in Decision-making.- Key Components for Effective Involvement.- Guidelines for Involvement: The Agency Perspective Getting Involved with Other People: Moving from Individual to Collective Action.- Guidelines for Involvement: Empowering Ourselves.- Guidelines for Involvement: Developing an Empowering Practice as Workers.- Towards a Policy for Citizen-Involvement.- Further Reading.- Index.