Random Selection in Politics

Informationen zum Autor LYN CARSON is Lecturer in the Department of Government and Public Administration at the University of Sydney./e She has published papers in journals and community publications on topics ranging from democratic teaching strategies to women in politics. BRIAN MARTIN is Associate Professor in Science and Technology Studies at the University of Wollongong, Australia./e He is the author of more than 150 major papers in the sciences and social sciences, in addition to six earlier books. Klappentext How might the entire citizenry of a country make the decisions that affect them? Carson and Martin provide the first accessible and comprehensive overview of random selection as a possible process for transforming our modern political systems. Building on the theoretical work of the likes of John Burnheim and Fred Emery and drawing on their own work with social action groups, they outline a set of methods that go beyond the mere tapping of community opinion to reveal not only preferences but a more active role in creating the community. Random selection, as Carson and Martin show, has been used in community participation in short-term decision making and long-term planning. It can be a powerful tool in the development of local, federal, and international policy. An important and innovative look at government decision making, this will be of primary interest to scholars and researchers in political theory and electoral systems, as well as political activists and reformers. Zusammenfassung How might the entire citizenry of a country make the decisions that affect them? This is an overview of "random selection" as a process for transforming our modern political systems. Building on the theoretical work of the likes of John Burnheim and Fred Emery! it outlines a set of methods. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Random Selection in Decision Making Direct Democracy Citizen Participation without Random Selection Citizen Participation with Random Selection: The Early Days Citizen Participation with Random Selection: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Sortition Futures Strategies Appendix: Examples of Citizen Participation Bibliography Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Lyn Carson, Carson Lyn, Brian Martin
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.12.1999
• EAN: 9780275967024
• ISBN: 978-0-275-96702-4
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 236 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Human Rights, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Political structure & processes, Political science and theory, Human rights, civil rights, Central / national / federal government policies, Political structure and processes, Central government policies, Regional Government Policies, Regional, state and other local government policies, Politics, Law, and Government