TY - BOOK AU - George Koreth TI - Building a Citizens Partnership in Democratic Governance: The Delhi Bhagidari Process through Large-group Dynamics SN - 9788132111375 U1 - 323.042095456 G2931 B PY - 2013/// CY - New Delhi PB - Sage KW - Municipal government--Citizen participation KW - Political participation N1 - Building a Citizens’ Partnership in Democratic Governance covers 10 years of efforts (2000–2010) in building and sustaining citizens’ partnership with the government and in creating a working democracy in a large city like Delhi. It provides an in-depth coverage of the theory, principles, and processes of “large-group dynamics”. It also presents its practical applicability through the involvement of resident welfare associations, market and trade organizations, industry associations, students’ eco-clubs, electricity distribution companies, government departments and civic agencies. The book brings out the fact that the major reason behind the success of the partnership is the projects taken up by the resident welfare associations and market and trade associations at the ground level in association with government departments; Preface Theory and Practice of Group Dynamics Experience of Delhi Metropolis: Building Citizens' Partnership with Government through Large-group Dynamics Understanding Large-group Dynamics as Applied to Building Citizens' Partnership with Government: The Methodology in Delhi Citizen's Views and Perceptions, and Challenges Facing Delhi Large-group Dynamics for Water Supply: Internal Change Management for the Delhi Jal Board The Future Search Workshop: Creating the Preferred Future of Delhi: 2010 Outcome, Impact, and Change in People's Perceptions of Governance and Development Bhagidari Initiatives by Discoms Political Leadership for Building Citizens' Partnership with Government The Possible Future Evolution of Citizens' Partnership with Government in Delhi Feedback from Citizens' Associations and Civil Service Officials on Steps Needed to Improve the Effectiveness of Bhagidari Lessons Learned from 10 Years' of Delhi's Bhagidari Project on Building Citizens' Partnership in Governance Sustainability of Building Citizens' Partnership in Governance through the Multistakeholder Large-group Dynamics Process Scope for Replication of Building Citizens' Partnership in Urban Democratic Governance through Multi-stakeholder Large-group Dynamics Appendices Bibliography ER -