Publics and Their Health Systems : Rethinking Participation, Hardcover by Ste...
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Publics and Their Health Systems : Rethinking Participation, Hardcover by Ste.... 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. Publics and Their Health Systems : Rethinking Participation, Hardcover by Stewart, Ellen, ISBN 1137467169, ISBN-13 9781137467164, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "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 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. Th 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"--
