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Citizens have lost confidence in their public institutions: social welfare, school, and healthcare programs. This book is about reconnecting citizens to their social institutions and reinvigorating these bodies so they are more effective. The central premise is that communities and families can be strengthened when everyone takes responsibility for themselves and works in partnership with others to restore social structures.

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title:Self-governance in Communities and Families
author:Nelson, Gary M.
publisher:Berrett Koehler
isbn10 | asin:1576750868
print isbn13:9781576750865
ebook isbn13:9781583764480
language:English
subjectSocial action--United States, Social participation--United States, Community organization--United States, Human services--United States--Citizen participation, Public-private sector cooperation--United States.
publication date:2000
lcc:HN65.N43 2000eb
ddc:361.2/5/0973
subject:Social action--United States, Social participation--United States, Community organization--United States, Human services--United States--Citizen participation, Public-private sector cooperation--United States.
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Self-Governance in Communities and Families
Gary M. Nelson
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Copyright 2000 by Gary Nelson
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Nelson, Gary M.
Self-governance in communities and families/by
Gary M.Nelson.1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-57675-086-8
1. Social actionUnited States. 2. Social participa
tionUnited States. 3. Community organization
United States. 4. Human servicesUnited States
Citizen participation. 5. Public-private sector coop
erationUnited States. I. Title.
HN65 .N43 2000
361.2'5'0973dc21 99-086444
First Edition
05 04 03 02 01 00 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Page v
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
vi
Introduction
1

Section I: The Opening up of Our Social Institutions

13
Chapter 1
Creating a Framework for Self-Governance
15
Chapter 2
Opening up Our Social Institutions
29
Chapter 3
Community Partnerships through Self-Reflection and Dialogue
45
Section II: Community DialoguesThe Path to Self-Governance
61
Chapter 4
Designing Self-Governance Dialogues
63
Chapter 5
Day One: Building Community by Understanding the Present
85
Chapter 6
Day Two: Creating a Bridge to the Future
107
Chapter 7
Day Three: Community Ownership and Accountability for Results
123
Section III: Democratizing Governance and Management
141
Chapter 8
Putting Shared Learning and Accountability into the System
143
Chapter 9
Identifying Our Capacity for Shared Ownership and Governance
159
Chapter 10
Creating a Culture of Self-Governance
175

Appendix

193
The Jordan Institute for Families
209
References
211
Index
213
About the Author
219

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