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  • Public Participation for 21st Century Democracy

    by Tina Nabatchi, Matt Leighninger ...
    Series series Bryson Series in Public and Nonprofit Management
    A comprehensive text on the theory and practice of public participationWritten by two leaders in the field, Public Participation for 21st Century Democracy explores the theory and practice of public participation in decision-making and problem-solving. It examines how public participation developed over time to include myriad thick, thin, and conventional opportunities, occurring in both face-to ... Read more

    $89.99 CAD

  • Democracy in Motion

    Evaluating the Practice and Impact of Deliberative Civic Engagement

    Edited by Tina Nabatchi, John Gastil, G. Michael Weiksner, Matt Leighninger ...
    Although the field of deliberative civic engagement is growing rapidly around the world, our knowledge and understanding of its practice and impacts remain highly fragmented. Democracy in Motion represents the first comprehensive attempt to assess the practice and impact of deliberative civic engagement. Organized in a series of chapters that address the big questions of deliberative civic ... Read more

    $40.79 CAD

  • State of the World 2014

    Governing for Sustainability

    by The Worldwatch Institute, David W. Orr, Tom Prugh, Michael Renner, John Gowdy, Robert Engelman, Michael L. Weber, Conor Seyle, Matthew Wilburn King, Matt Leighninger, Diana Lind, Monty Hempel, Peter Brown, Jeremy J. Schmidt, Cormac Cullinan, Isabel Hilton, Sam Geall, Shakuntala Makhijani, Aaron Sachs, Inge Kaul, Maria Ivanova, Rick Worthington, Sean Sweeney, Dr., Thomas Palley, Gar Alperovitz, Colleen Cordes, David Bollier, Burns Weston, Petra Bartosiewicz, Marissa Miley, Evan Musolino, Katie Auth, Nina Netzer, Judith Gouverneur, Josephine Mitschke, Ian Johnson, Yu Hongyuan ...
    Series series State of the World
    Citizens expect their governments to lead on sustainability. But from largely disappointing international conferences like Rio II to the U.S.’s failure to pass meaningful climate legislation, governments’ progress has been lackluster. That’s not to say leadership is absent; it just often comes from the bottom up rather than the top down. Action—on climate, species loss, inequity, and other ... Read more

    $40.69 CAD

  • The Future of Public Administration around the World

    The Minnowbrook Perspective

    by Rosemary O'Leary, Soonhee Kim, H. George Frederickson, W. Henry Lambright, Donald P. Moynihan, Suzanne Piotrowski, Mary E. Guy, Meredith A. Newman, Sharon H. Mastracci0, Domonic Bearfield1, Susan T. Gooden2, Kimberley R. Isett3, Dale Jones4, Austen Givens5, Bidhya Bowornwathana6, Yilin Hou7, Ora-orn Poocharoen8, Michael McGuire9, Jeffrey L. Brudney0, Beth Gazley1, Theresa A. Pardo2, J. Ramon Gil-Garcia3, Luis F. Luna-Reyes4, Kirk Emerson5, Peter Murchie6, Tina Nabatchi7, John Clayton Thomas8, Ines Mergel9, Scott E. Robinson0, Guy B. Adams1, Danny L. Balfour2, David H. Rosenbloom3, Katherine C. Naff4, Justin Marlowe5, Daniel L. Smith6, Matt Leighninger7, Kristina Lambright8, Kelly LeRoux9, Bradley E. Wright0, David M. Van Slyke2 ...
    Series series Public Management and Change series
    A once-in-a-generation event held every twenty years, the Minnowbrook conference brings together the top scholars in public administration and public management to reflect on the state of the field and its future. This unique volume brings together a group of distinguished authors—both seasoned and new—for a rare critical examination of the field of public administration yesterday, today, and ... Read more

    $38.49 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Aboriginal Communities, Restorative Justice, and the Challenges of Conflict and Change

    by Jane Dickson-Gilmore, Carol La Prairie ...
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    $43.99 CAD

  • Social Work and Social Justice

    Concepts, Challenges, and Strategies

    by Michael Reisch, Charles D. Garvin ...
    Social Work and Social Justice transcends discussions of abstract social justice concepts and goals by focusing on how these concepts can be used as guides for socially just practice at the interpersonal, organizational, community, and societal levels. In addition to emphasizing the importance of social justice work through compelling examples, case studies, and exercises, this book vividly ... Read more

    $76.49 CAD

  • Education Policy

    Bridging the Divide Between Theory and Practice

    by Jerome G. Delaney ...
    What exactly is education policy, why is it important, and how is it implemented in the real world? Jerome Delaney, a professor of educational administration and former high school principal, answers the big questions about education policy in this powerful and practical primer for students. Informed by his experience in the public school system, Delaney takes a pragmatic and realistic approach ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • The Jossey-Bass Reader on Contemporary Issues in Adult Education

    Edited by Sharan B. Merriam, André P. Grace ...
    THE JOSSEY-BASS READER ON Contemporary Issues in Adult EducationWith contributions from leading experts in the field, The Jossey-Bass Reader on Contemporary Issues in Adult Education collects in one volume the best previously published literature on the issues and trends affecting adult education today. The volume includes influential pieces from foundational authors in the profession such as ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • Ethics and Management in the Public Sector

    by Alan Lawton, Julie Rayner, Karin Lasthuizen ...
    Series series Routledge Masters in Public Management
    Grappling with ethical issues is a daily challenge for those working in organizations that deliver public services. Such services are delivered through an often bewildering range of agencies and amidst this constant change, there are fears that a public service ethos, a tradition of working in the public interest, becomes blurred.Using extensive vignettes and case studies, Ethics and Management in ... Read more

    $105.80 CAD

  • Democratic Professionalism

    Citizen Participation and the Reconstruction of Professional Ethics, Identity, and Practice

    by Albert W. Dzur ...
    Bringing expert knowledge to bear in an open and deliberative way to help solve pressing social problems is a major concern today, when technocratic and bureaucratic decision making often occurs with little or no input from the general public. Albert Dzur proposes an approach he calls “democratic professionalism” to build bridges between specialists in domains like law, medicine, and journalism ... Read more

    $32.79 CAD

  • The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology

    Edited by George Ritzer ...
    Series Book 36 - Wiley Blackwell Companions to Sociology
    Featuring a collection of original chapters by leading and emerging scholars, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology presents a comprehensive and balanced overview of the major topics and emerging trends in the discipline of sociology today.Features original chapters contributed by an international cast of leading and emerging sociology scholarsRepresents the most innovative and 'state-of-the ... Read more

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  • European Social Policy and Social Work

    Citizenship-Based Social Work

    by Hans van Ewijk ...
    European Social Policy and Social Work explores shifts in international social policies and how they affect national trends and thus the context for social work practice.The book discusses international and national social work strategies and practice and investigates the responsibilities for social welfare held by the state, the market and civil society. Hans van Ewijk then elaborates a new ... Read more

    $86.56 CAD