Publics And Their Health Systems: Rethinking Participation (palgrave Studies In Science, Knowledge And Policy)
by Ellen Stewart /
2016 / English / PDF
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Drawing on a detailed case study of Scotland's National Health
Service, this book argues that debates about citizen participation
in health systems are disproportionately dominated by techniques of
invited participation. A 'system's-eye' perspective, while often
well-intentioned, has blinded us to other standpoints for
understanding the complex relationship between publics and their
health systems.
Drawing on a detailed case study of Scotland's National Health
Service, this book argues that debates about citizen participation
in health systems are disproportionately dominated by techniques of
invited participation. A 'system's-eye' perspective, while often
well-intentioned, has blinded us to other standpoints for
understanding the complex relationship between publics and their
health systems.Publics and Their Health Systems
Publics and Their Health Systems takes a 'citizen's-eye'
perspective, exploring not only conventional invited participation,
but also the realms of representative democracy, contentious
protest politics, and the micro-level tactics used by individual
citizens in their encounters with health services. The book
highlights more oppositional dynamics than those which characterise
much invited participation, and argues that understanding these is
a crucial step towards a more inclusive and democratic health
system.
takes a 'citizen's-eye'
perspective, exploring not only conventional invited participation,
but also the realms of representative democracy, contentious
protest politics, and the micro-level tactics used by individual
citizens in their encounters with health services. The book
highlights more oppositional dynamics than those which characterise
much invited participation, and argues that understanding these is
a crucial step towards a more inclusive and democratic health
system.
