Democratizing Inequalities : Dilemmas of the New Public Participation / / Caroline W. Lee, Michael McQuarrie, Edward T. Walker

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910481012403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-4798-8060-4; 1-4798-0022-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (313 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CalhounCraig
• Disciplina: 323.042
• Soggetti: Equality; Elite (Social sciences); Democracy; Social participation; Political participation
• 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: Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Chapter 1. Rising Participation and Declining Democracy -- Chapter 3. Civic-izing Markets Selling Social Profits in Public Deliberation -- Chapter 3. Workers’ Rights as Human Rights? -- Chapter 4. Legitimating the Corporation through Public Participation -- Chapter 5 No. Contest -- Chapter 6. The Fiscal Sociology of Public Consultation -- Chapter 7. Structuring Electoral Participation -- Chapter 8. Patient, Parent, Advocate, Investor -- Chapter 9. Spirals of Perpetual Potential -- Chapter 10. Becoming a Best Practice -- Chapter 11. The Social Movement Society, the Tea Party, and the Democratic Deficit -- Chapter 12. Public Deliberation and Political Contention -- Chapter 13. Realizing the Promise of Public Participation in an Age of Inequality -- References -- About the Contributors -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Opportunities to “have your say,” “get involved,” and “join the conversation” are everywhere in public life. From crowdsourcing and town hall meetings to government experiments with social media, participatory politics increasingly seem like a revolutionary antidote to ; the decline of civic engagement and the thinning of the contemporary public sphere. Many argue that, with new technologies, flexible organizational cultures, and a supportive policy making context, we now hold the keys to large-scale democratic revitalization .Democratizing Inequalities shows that the equation may not be so simple. Modern societies face a variety of structural problems that limit potentials for true democratization, as well as vast inequalities in political action and voice that are not easily resolved by participatory solutions. Popular participation may even reinforce elite power in unexpected ways. Resisting an oversimplified account of participation as empowerment, this collection of essays brings together a diverse range of leading scholars to reveal surprising insights into how dilemmas of the new public participation play out in politics and organizations. Through investigations including fights over the authenticity of business-sponsored public participation, the surge of the Tea Party, the role of corporations in electoral campaigns, and participatory budgeting practices in Brazil, Democratizing In equalities seeks to refresh our understanding of public participation and trace the reshaping of authority in today’s political environment.

Moon first and Mars second : a practical approach to human space exploration / / Allyson Reneau

• Record Nr.: UNISA996466735803316
• Autore: Reneau Allyson
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• ISBN: 3-030-54230-0
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2021.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XVII, 104 p. 36 illus., 31 illus. in color.)
• Collana: SpringerBriefs in space development
• Disciplina: 629.45
• Soggetti: Manned space flight; Astronautics and state - United States; Moon Exploration; Mars (Planet) Exploration
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1: introduction and the importance of Focusing on the Moon -- Chapter 2: Understanding the Options for Human Exploration and Ultimate Colonization -- Chapter 3: The Advantages of the Moon in terms of Transportation, Fuel Expenditures, Access to Water, and Expense -- Chapter 4: The Advantages of the Moon in terms of Telecommunications and IT Services -- Chapter 5: The Advantages of the Moon in the Context of Near Instantaneous Support Services from Earth -- Chapter 6: Financial, Technical, Utility Infrastructure feasibility to creating a Lunar Colony/ Habitat versus doing so on Mars -- Chapter 7: Examining New Capabilities that could be Created and Tested on the Moon before seeking a Permanent Mars Presence -- Chapter 8: Planning for the Future -- Chapter 9: Conclusions and Next Steps -- Appendix 1: Key Terms and Concepts -- Appendix 2: Space Policy Directive 1 -- About the Author -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This SpringerBrief explores the technological, economic, physiological, and psychological comparisons between a journey to the Moon versus a journey to Mars, taking into consideration the national and international perspectives at play. The author spent over six years interviewing leading space experts from around the world to learn why ; lunar habitats and the creation of a permanent presence on the Moon are an essential next step to human exploration and settlement in space. Practical reasons related to energy, telecommunications and networking, robotic systems, medical and scientific research, material processing, and more show why it must be the Moon First and Mars Second. These findings and recommendations have been adopted by current NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, as well as the current U. S. president. The research in this text reflects the author's experiences working internally within NASA Headquarters, the FAA Commercial Spaceflight Office, as well as the International Space University. It is partially based on Reneau’s award-winning Harvard thesis in conjunction with her Master's in International Relations.