{"product_id":"democracy-inside-participatory-innovation-in-unlikely-places-9780190658670","title":"Democracy Inside: Participatory Innovation in Unlikely Places","description":"In our current era of deep distrust in our politics and political institutions, there is also a pervasive sense that social problems are so overwhelmingly complex that it is virtually impossible to solve them. In \u003cem\u003eDemocracy Inside\u003c\/em\u003e, Albert W. Dzur looks at recent instances of effective citizen\u003cbr\u003eaction across the United States to develop a grounded political theory of democratic change, one in which citizens effectively engage with institutions. Drawing on qualitative interviews with practitioners involved in democratic schools, restorative and community justice, and collaborative city\u003cbr\u003egovernance, Dzur stresses that we need to turn to ordinary, daily life and focus on how democratic professionals are breaking down barriers and bring people into decision-making processes at the granular level. These reformers are not transforming high politics or national-scale institutions, but\u003cbr\u003ethey have been effective at changing the routine, everyday practices where people live and work. As \u003cem\u003eDemocracy Inside\u003c\/em\u003e shows, if we really want to expand the democracy and build citizen engagement intensity in American life, we need to look beyond traditional politics and transform our classrooms, \u003cbr\u003ecourtrooms, and offices into accessible civic spaces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Albert W. Dzur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190658670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlbert W. Dzur \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Bowling Green State University. He is a democratic theorist with an interest in citizen participation and power-sharing in education, criminal justice, and public administration. He is also the author of \u003cem\u003eDemocratic Professionalism;\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ePunishment, Participatory Democracy, and the Jury; Rebuilding Public Institutions Together; a\u003c\/em\u003end a co-editor of \u003cem\u003eDemocratic Theory and Mass Incarceration. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39929212272755,"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_942ae4ce-2b0b-4778-ba71-b8a568b7b9b9.jpg?v=1647611609","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/democracy-inside-participatory-innovation-in-unlikely-places-9780190658670","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}