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- Title: Appreciative Democracy: The Feasibility of Using Appreciative Inquiry at the Local Government Level by Public Administrators to Increase Citizen Participation (Report)
- Author : Public Administration Quarterly
- Release Date : January 22, 2008
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 342 KB
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INTRODUCTION Many scholars and practitioners argue that there is a growing need for public administrators at the local government level to engage the citizenry they serve and to increase citizens' participation in their own governance (1). Within the context of this argument is a call for new, innovative ways to increase citizen participation. New approaches are necessary because it is argued that the current strategies are inadequate. Often, these strategies do not truly engage the citizenry or they are perceived to be unfair or frustrating (e.g., DeLeon & DeLeon, 2002). The challenge is avoiding the cited deficiencies of contemporary strategies while at the same time finding an approach that meets scholars' and practitioners' requirements for successful citizen engagement found in the current literature.