Citizens at the centre

Involving citizens in policy decision-making has been a central goal of the Labour government since it came to power. But what happens when the public are drawn into debate with unfamiliar others in the unknown world of policy making at national level? Th

List of contents

Introduction; Part one: Context: The rise and rise of participation; Deliberation: towards an understanding of practice; Part two: A Citizens Council in action: Setting up a Citizens Council; Doing deliberation: the first Citizens Council meeting; Better by design?subsequent Citizens Councils; Power, discursive styles and identities; Reactions, reflections and re-workings; Part three: Implications: Re-framing citizen deliberation; New directions for policy and practice.

About the author

Celia Davies is currently Director of the Research for Patient Benefit Programme, National Institute for Health Research, and Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science Margaret Wetherell is Professor of Social Psychology at The Open University Elizabeth Barnett is ex-Research Fellow in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at The Open University, now retraining in psychotherapy.

Summary

Involving citizens in policy decision-making has been a central goal of the Labour government since it came to power. But what happens when the public are drawn into debate with unfamiliar others in the unknown world of policy making at national level? This book sets out to understand the contribution that citizens can realistically make.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Barnett, Elizabeth (Former Research Associate in Health Barnett, Celia Davies, Celia (Professor of Health Care Davies, Margaret Wetherell, Margaret (Department of Social Sciences Wetherell
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781861348029
• ISBN: 978-1-86134-802-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 465 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system