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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458390603321

Autore

Newman Janet <1945->

Titolo

Publics, politics and power [[electronic resource] ] : remaking the public in public services / / Janet Newman and John Clarke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2009

ISBN

1-4462-1665-9

1-282-62389-3

9786612623899

0-85702-694-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ClarkeJohn <1950->

Disciplina

361

Soggetti

Social policy

Public administration

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Contesting publicness: decline and proliferation; 2 Re-assembling the nation: difference, diversity and 'the people'; 3 Displacing the public: recruiting'ordinary people'; 4 Making (up) markets: discourses, devices and agents; 5 Blurring boundaries: private authority and public governance; 6 Valuing publics? The dilemmas of public work; 7 Engaging publics: participation and power; 8 Remaking citizens: transformation and activation; 9 Conclusion: a politics of the public?; Postscript (October 2008); Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the emergence of new forms, sites & practices of publicness & the implications for public services. It examines the remaking of the public in the context of new formations of the nation, where issues of migration, diversity & faith challenge traditional forms of solidarity & citizenship.