Government Is Us

Strategies for an Anti-Government Era
1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-7619-0882-1
Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 357 g

In recent years, American attitudes about government have become increasingly disaffected and critical. After the 1995 bombing of the Federal building in Oklahoma City, a newspaper ad sponsored by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees brought to the nation's attention the heroism of government workers' rescue efforts, with the reminder that "This is our government."

This volume, the result of collaboration by practicing administrators and academics, explores the current anti-government climate and its effect on the work and working lives of public employees and their relationships with citizens. If offers economic, political, historical, and philosophical perspectives on citizen discontent and tells stories of actual working relationships between public agencies and citizens. The collaborators maintain that while government workers cannot control the economy or the bureaucracy as a whole, they can take practical steps to improve their interactions with citizens.

While many books advise citizens how to get what they want from government, few have been written to help career civil servants work better with citizens. In a time of public negativism, Government Is Us is about building relationships, listening, making connections, and hope.

Autoren/Hrsg.

King, Cheryl Simrell

Stivers, Camilla

Stivers, Camilla M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Public Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Literatur für Manager
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Zentralregierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Öffentlicher Dienst, Öffentlicher Sektor

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: THE ANTI-GOVERNMENT CONTEXT
Introduction - Cheryl Simrell King and Camilla M Stivers
The Anti-Government Era
Citizenship and its Discontents - Camilla M Stivers, Cheryl Simrell King, and Renee Nank
The Political and Economic Context
Government Isn't Us - Ralph Hummel and Camilla M Stivers
The Possibility of Democratic Knowledge in Representative Government
Citizens and Administrators - Cheryl Simrell King and Camilla M Stivers
Roles and Relationships
PART TWO: STRATEGIES FOR COLLABORATION
Introduction - Cheryl Simrell King and Camilla M Stivers
Strategies for Collaboration
Overcoming Administrative Barriers to Citizen Participation - Mary M Timney
Citizens as Partners, Not Adversaries
At the Nexus of State and Civil Society - Lisa A Zanetti
The Transformative Practice of Public Administration
The EPA Seeks Its Voice and Role with Citizens - Walter W Kovalick Jr and Margaret M Kelly
Evolutionary Engagement
We Want Your Input - Dolores Foley
Dilemmas of Citizen Participation
Working with Citizens - Richard C Box and Deborah A Sagen
Breaking Down Barriers to Citizen Self-Governance
Targeted Community Initiative - Joseph E Gray and Linda W Chapin
`Putting Citizens First!'
Conclusion - Cheryl Simrell King and Camilla M Stivers
Strategies for an Anti-Government Era