From political won't to political will [[electronic resource] ] : building support for participatory governance / / edited by Carmen Malena

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465330003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Sterling, VA, : Kumarian Press, 2009
• ISBN: 1-56549-564-0; 1-56549-345-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (330 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MalenaCarmen
• Disciplina: 323/.042
• Soggetti: Political participation; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "CIVICUS."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- CONTENTS -- Tables and Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acronyms -- Part 1-Introduction -- Chapter 1 Building Political Will for Participatory Governance: An Introduction -- Chapter 2 Revisiting Participatory Governance: An Instrument for Empowerment or Co-optation? -- Chapter 3 Building Political Will for Participatory Governance: Overcoming the Obstacles -- Part 2-Generating Political Will for Participatory Governance at the Local Level -- Chapter 4 Lessons from the Work of the Aga Khan Foundation in Promoting Good Local Governance in Tajikistan, Kenya, and Tanzania -- Chapter 5 Neighborhood Democracy and Participation: Formal Representatives and Empowered Citizens Move From Competition to Mutual Interests -- Chapter 6 Building Political Will for Participatory Governance at the Local Level in the United Kingdom -- Chapter 7 Building Pressure from Below: Lessons from Uganda -- Chapter 8 Beyond Lip Service: Using Social Contracts to Achieve Participatory and Accountable Governance in the Philippines -- Part 3-Nurturing Political Will for Participatory Budgeting -- Chapter 9 Building Political Will for Participatory Budgeting in Rural Zimbabwe: The Case of Mutoko Rural District Council -- Chapter 10 Building Political Will for Participatory Budgeting in Canada: The Case of the Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition -- Chapter 11 From Command to Consent in Bolivia: How and Why to Gain Political Will for Citizen Participation -- Part 4-Building Political Will for ; Participatory Governance at the National Level -- Chapter 12 Building Political Will for Refining Public Participation Policy in South Africa -- Chapter 13 Building Political Will for Enhanced Citizen Access to Information: Lessons from Latin America.; Chapter 14 Transparency International's Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres: Experiences in Fostering Citizen Participation and Government Responsiveness -- Part 5-Conclusion -- Chapter 15 Participatory Governance: Where There Is Lack of Will, Is There a Way? -- Index -- About CIVICUS -- About the Contributors.
• Sommario/riassunto: There is consensus that good governance is participatory governance (PG), but public officials are often reluctant to adopt such an approach. This book addresses the particular challenge of encouraging these officials to involve citizens in the political process. It discusses issues such as identifying PG champions and building trust.