Changing local governance, changing citizens

The relationship between citizens and local decision makers is a long standing policy pre-occupation and has often been the subject of debate by politicians across parties. Recent governments have sought to empower, activate and give responsibility to some citizens, while other groups have been abandoned or ignored. Drawing on extensive up-to-date empirical work by leading researchers in the field, Changing local governance, changing citizens aims to explain what debates about local governance mean for local people. Questions addressed include: what new demands are being made on citizens and why? Which citizens are affected and how have they responded? What difference do changing forms of local governance make to people's lives? The book explores governance and citizenship in relation to multiculturalism, economic migration, community cohesion, housing markets, neighbourhoods, faith organisations, behaviour change and e-democracy in order to establish a differentiated, contemporary view of the ways that citizens are constituted at the local level today. Changing local governance, changing citizens provides a pertinent and robustly empirical contribution to current debates amongst policy makers, academics, practitioners and local communities about how to respond to this changing policy framework. It will be of interest to post-graduate students and academic researchers in politics, public and social policy, sociology, local government and urban studies, as well as policy makers and practitioners. The relationship between citizens and local decision makers is a long standing policy pre-occupation and has often been the subject of debate by politicians across parties. Recent governments have sought to empower, activate and give responsibility to some citizens, while other groups have been abandoned or ignored. Drawing on extensive up-to-date empirical work by leading researchers in the field, Changing local governance, changing citizens aims to explain what debates about local governance mean for local people. Questions addressed include: what new demands are being made on citizens and why? Which citizens are affected and how have they responded? What difference do changing forms of local governance make to people's lives? The book explores governance and citizenship in relation to multiculturalism, economic migration, community cohesion, housing markets, neighbourhoods, faith organisations, behaviour change and e-democracy in order to establish a differentiated, contemporary view of the ways that citizens are constituted at the local level today. Changing local governance, changing citizens provides a pertinent and robustly empirical contribution to current debates amongst policy makers, academics, practitioners and local communities about how to respond to this changing policy framework. It will be of interest to post-graduate students and academic researchers in politics, public and social policy, sociology, local government and urban studies, as well as policy makers and practitioners.The relationship between citizens and local decision makers is a long standing policy pre-occupation and has often been the subject of debate by politicians across parties. Recent governments have sought to empower, activate and give responsibility to some citizens, while other groups have been abandoned or ignored. Drawing on extensive up-to-date empirical work by leading researchers in the field, Changing local governance, changing citizens aims to explain what debates about local governance mean for local people. Questions addressed include: what new demands are being made on citizens and why? Which citizens are affected and how have they responded? What difference do changing forms of local governance make to people's lives? The book explores governance and citizenship in relation to multiculturalism, economic migration, community cohesion, housing markets, neighbourhoods, faith organisations, behaviour change and e-democracy in order to establish a differentiated, contemporary view of the ways that citizens are constituted at the local level today. Changing local governance, changing citizens provides a pertinent and robustly empirical contribution to current debates amongst policy makers, academics, practitioners and local communities about how to respond to this changing policy framework. It will be of interest to post-graduate students and academic researchers in politics, public and social policy, sociology, local government and urban studies, as well as policy makers and practitioners This Work Explains What Debates About Local Governance Mean For Local People. The Book Explores Governance And Citizenship In Relation To Multiculturalism, Economic Migration, Housing Markets, Neighbourhoods, And E-democracy In Order To Establish A Contemporary View Of The Ways That Citizens Are Constituted At The Local Level. 1. Changing Local Governance, Changing Citizens: Introduction / Catherine Durose, Stephen, Greasley, Liz Richardson -- 2. Citizen Governance: Where It Came From, Where It's Going / Peter John -- 3. 'neighbourhood': A Site For Policy Action, Governance...and Empowerment? / Catherine Durose, Liz Richardson -- 4. Urban Housing Market Restructuring And The Recasting Of Neighbourhood Governance And Community / James Rees -- 5. Citizen Aspirations: Women, Ethnicity And Housing / Bethan Harries, Liz Richardson -- 6. Can We Promote Cohesion Through Contact? Intergroup Contact And The Development Of Community Cohesion / Matthew J. Goodwin -- 7. New Migrants, Citizenship And Local Governance: 'poles' Apart? / Leila Thorp -- 8. Citizens Of Faith In Governance: Opportunities, Rationales And Challenges / Rachael Chapman -- 9. Citizens' Reflections On Behaviour Change Policies / Rebecca Askew, Sarah Cotterill, Stephen Greasley -- 10. Every Child's Voice Matters? / Harriet Churchill -- 11. E-citizenship: Reconstruction The Public Online / Rabia Karakaya Polat, Lawrence Pratchett -- 12. Conclusion / Catherine Durose, Stephen Greasley, Liz Richardson. Edited By Catherine Durose, Stephen Greasley And Liz Richardson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. CHANGING LOCAL GOVERNANCE, CHANGING CITIZENS Contents List of boxes and tables Acronyms Notes on contributors Acknowledgements Foreword Preface Introduction Citizen governance ‘Neighbourhood’ Urban housing market restructuring... Citizen aspirations Can we promote cohesion through contact? New migrants, citizenship and local governance Citizens of faith in governance Citizens’ reflections on behaviour change policies Every child’s voice matters? e-citizenship Conclusion Index Mixing policy discussion and empirical work by leading researchers in the field, __Changing Local Governance, Changing Citizens__ aims to explain what debates about local governance mean for local people.