Democracy Deferred Civic Leadership after 9/11 [Hardcover]

The day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, civic leaders began to organize four coalitions that aimed to give ordinary citizens a chance to meet, to heal, and to be heard in rebuilding decisions. This book tells the inside story of the civic renewal movement they founded.Healing and Rebuilding: The Post-9/11 Call for Civic Leadership in New York's Struggle for a Citizen Voice  Phase One: Getting Organized to Make a Difference: A Participatory Democratic Framework for Raising a Citizen Voice  Phase Two: Getting Heard and Throwing Weight Expert Advocacy to Influence Decisions  Democracy Deferred: Lessons for the Future  Beyond Vague Consensus: A Braided Rope of Democratic Theories to Guide Lower Manhattan's Civic Renewal ProcessIn Democracy Deferred, David W. Woods relates a story of civic engagement from his personal perspective as a participant observer. & This book & raise the important strategic question about how citizens can influence decision making in representative democracy. & most appropriate for graduate students in urban planning who are focused on a career in civic engagement as well as those studying urban sociology. (Lynne B. Sagalyn, Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol.38 (1), March, 2018)DAVID W. WOODS Sociologist and urban planner who specializes in urban and political sociology, global civic engagement, contemporary social movements, and urban planning. He also serves as principal of GreenWoods Associates, a consulting firm specializing in citizen participation, and urban and regional planning processes.'David Woods lays out an insightful insider's view of the extraordinary efforts by New York's civic and community leaders to engage the public in plans for rebuilding Lower Manhattan in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Woods' compelling, clearly written account provides scholars and citizens with a new understanding of strategies civic leaders can use to put the pul3t