{"product_id":"democracy-and-the-policy-sciences-9780791435489","title":"Democracy and the Policy Sciences","description":"As originally proposed by Harold Lasswell, the policy sciences were dedicated to democratic governance. But today they are far removed from the democratic process and do little to promote the American democratic system. This book examines how in the context of American history and the development of the policy sciences, a more democratic, participatory policy analysis could be conceptualized in theory and administered in practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter deLeon argues that for the policy sciences to move toward democracy, they must accept a new analytic paradigm that draws heavily on critical thinking and the writing of post-positivism. To further that end, he presents a minipopulist procedure that will allow more citizen participation without hamstringing the processes of government.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter DeLeon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.14w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791435489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter deLeon\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Public Policy in the Graduate School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado, Denver. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThinking About Political Corruption; Advice and Consent: The Development of the Policy Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Altered Strategic Environment: Towards the Year 2000\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40133680562291,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8c6ed84a-0993-49a9-a4ff-e87ed27978fd.jpg?v=1654175717","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/democracy-and-the-policy-sciences-9780791435489","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}