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Poor People, Bureaucracy and Democracy: The Sources of Distrust and the Possibilities for Civic Renewal in Low-Income Urban Areas /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Poor People, Bureaucracy and Democracy: The Sources of Distrust and the Possibilities for Civic Renewal in Low-Income Urban Areas // D'Arlyn Bell.
Author:	Bell, D'Arlyn,
Description:	1 electronic resource (222 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 86-12, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International86-12A.
Subject:	Public administration. -
Online resource:	https://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=31841101
ISBN:	9798280773912

Poor People, Bureaucracy and Democracy: The Sources of Distrust and the Possibilities for Civic Renewal in Low-Income Urban Areas /
Bell, D'Arlyn,

Poor People, Bureaucracy and Democracy: The Sources of Distrust and the Possibilities for Civic Renewal in Low-Income Urban Areas /D'Arlyn Bell. - 1 electronic resource (222 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 86-12, Section: A.

This dissertation examines how interactions with public and nonprofit administrators shape trust in government and political engagement among individuals living in poverty. The dissertation is based on ethnographic interviews, observations, and content analysis of documents. The analysis is presented in three research papers.The first paper asks: to what extent does racial diversity in police and social welfare agencies affect low-income Black people's trust in government? Building on "representative bureaucracy" theory (expecting that racial diversity fosters trust) and "boundary theory" (expecting that members of subordinated populations who gain positions of power may actively distinguish themselves from these populations), original interviews reveal that low-income Black Americans often experience Black officers and welfare workers as representatives of state authority, not as sympathetic racial representatives, eroding trust in government.The second paper introduces the concept of creative sublation, building on DuBois's theory of double consciousness, to analyze how poor individuals exercise political agency through everyday adaptive strategies rather than formal political participation. Original interviews with poor people reveal that they creatively adapt to police and welfare workers to preserve their autonomy and dignity. Then, building on studies of nonprofit political advocacy, the paper draws on interviews with nonprofit administrators showing that these officials often understand poor people's distrust and adaptive strategies, suggesting that they may be able to politically mobilize poor populations.The third paper examines federated Native American nonprofit organizations as potential vehicles for political engagement among urban Native Americans. Building on studies of federated advocacy organizations, the paper draws on original interviews and documents to analyze how the National Urban Indian Family Coalition and its affiliated urban Indian centers connect urban Native communities to political resources, networks and advocacy opportunities.These findings have implications for theories of representative bureaucracy, nonprofit political advocacy and public administration's role in democratic inclusion. First, poor people's distrust of government and political disengagement are understandable responses to punitive control by police and welfare officials. Second, increasing the diversity of these officials is unlikely to restore trust and engagement. Third, nonprofit social service agencies may help rebuild this trust and engagement.

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ISBN: 9798280773912Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Public administration.
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