Ventriss Public Affairs and Democratic Ideals

Critical Perspectives in an Era of Political and Economic Uncertainty
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-4384-8126-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Argues for refocusing attention on publicness and the critical exploration of underlying assumptions that are foundational to the study and practice of public affairs.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ventriss, Curtis

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

1. Introduction

Section 1: The Importance of Publicness and Critical Democratic Thought

2. Conditioning Factors: Neo-Managerialism and the Modern State

3. A Conceptual Foundation: Reinvigorated Publicness

4. A Substantive Approach: Critical Democratic Thought

5. Rationality, the Public Sphere, and the State

Section 2: Contemporary Challenges

6. The Enduring Implications of the Economic Crisis of 2008

7. Public Affairs in an Epoch of Space: Challenges to the Public Sphere

8. A Critical Analysis of the Role of Citizen Involvement in Public Affairs: A Reexamination

9. Conclusion: Reflections of a Sympathetic Critic

Notes
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Curtis Ventriss is Professor Emeritus of Public Policy at the University of Vermont.