The Promise of Participation

To what extent does participation in one particular domain of public life lead to wider participation in other areas? Through the use of an unprecedented survey supported by case studies this book explores how participatory governance in community-managed schools can alter the civic and political behaviour of participants.

Autorentext
Daniel Altschuler holds his doctorate in Politics from the University of Oxford, UK, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.

Javier Corrales is Professor of Political Science at Amherst College, Amherst, USA.

Inhalt

List of Tables and Figures Preface and Acknowledgments PART I: THE RISE OF PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE 1. Introduction: The Promise of Participation 2. The Rise of Participatory Governance 3. The Rise of Community Managed Schools: Push and Pull Factors PART II: SPILLOVER EFFECTS 4. Looking for Evidence: Survey Design, Methodological Issues, and First Clues 5. Stimulating Participation: Individual Inputs, State Inputs, and Context 6. The Case Studies: Field Work, Methodological Issues, and New Clues 7. Exogenous Factors and Spillovers: The Role of the State 8. Endogenous Factors and Spillovers: Time Commitment and Internal Democracy PART III: OBSTACLES TO SPILLOVERS 9. Obstacles to Spillovers 10. Political Obstacles: Patronage and Polarization 11. The Impact of Patronage and Polarization on Participation and Program Survival PART IV: CONCLUSION 12. The Limits and Limitations of Spillovers 13. Conclusion Appendices