Robert W Kweit
Biographic Data
| ID | 1012140 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert W Kweit |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert W |
| FAMILY NAME | Kweit |
| SIGNATURE | KWEIT R W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Dakota |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 65 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Participation, Perception of Participation, and Citizen Support
Despite strong support for citizen participation in the abstract, there is less support in practice, in part because of different expectations about the impact of participation. This research examines participation in two communities following a disaster. It tests four hypotheses. The research demonstrates that actual participation had no impact or a slight negative impact on satisfaction and legitimacy, but the beliefs that citizens had had an i…
A Tale of Two Disasters
The report to the U.S. president entitled The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina concludes that in the event of catastrophic disasters the traditional intergovernmental response to disaster should give way to a more dominant role of the national government. This article considers whether it is possible to respond effectively to disaster in the traditional, intergovernmental mode by comparing the response to Katrina with the response, which was…
Citizen Participation and Citizen Evaluation in Disaster Recovery
In April 1997, Grand Forks, North Dakota, and East Grand Forks, Minnesota, experienced a disastrous flood. Both cities have been textbook examples of success according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. They have an updated infrastructure, paid for largely by the federal government. Their downtowns are on the road to recovery with new construction and businesses. The paths of the two cities have diverged in the social and political after…
People and Politics in Urban America
City politics. Part One: The urban context. From small town to city. The development of cities. The role of the immigrants. Blacks and Hispanics in the city. Part Two: The urban political process. From direct to indirect participation. Metropolitianism. Financing the city: federal, state, and local roles. Part Three: Participation in urban politics. Mechanisms of citizen control. Who participates? Part Four: Urban policy. Developmental policy: la…
Reagan-Era Federalism
Policy Evaluation: Making Optimum Decisions. Stuart S. Nagel
The Politics of Policy Analysis: The Role of Citizen Participation in Analytic Decisionmaking
Bureaucratic Decision-Making: Impediments to Citizen Participation
Bureaucratic responsiveness and responsibility are fundamental and important problems facing modern democracies. In this article the authors examine the extent to which citizen participation in making bureaucratic decisions can enhance bureaucratic responsibility. They conclude that the basic premises of bureaucratic decision-making affect the bureaucrats' acceptance of citizen participation. In the light of these premises they analyze the "citiz…
Citizen Participation and Citizen Evaluation in Disaster Recovery
In April 1997, Grand Forks, North Dakota, and East Grand Forks, Minnesota, experienced a disastrous flood. Both cities have been textbook examples of success according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. They have an updated infrastructure, paid for largely by the federal government. Their downtowns are on the road to recovery with new construction and businesses. The paths of the two cities have diverged in the social and political after…
Bureaucratic Decision-Making: Impediments to Citizen Participation
Bureaucratic responsiveness and responsibility are fundamental and important problems facing modern democracies. In this article the authors examine the extent to which citizen participation in making bureaucratic decisions can enhance bureaucratic responsibility. They conclude that the basic premises of bureaucratic decision-making affect the bureaucrats' acceptance of citizen participation. In the light of these premises they analyze the "citiz…
A Tale of Two Disasters
The report to the U.S. president entitled The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina concludes that in the event of catastrophic disasters the traditional intergovernmental response to disaster should give way to a more dominant role of the national government. This article considers whether it is possible to respond effectively to disaster in the traditional, intergovernmental mode by comparing the response to Katrina with the response, which was…
The Politics of Policy Analysis: The Role of Citizen Participation in Analytic Decisionmaking
Participation, Perception of Participation, and Citizen Support
Despite strong support for citizen participation in the abstract, there is less support in practice, in part because of different expectations about the impact of participation. This research examines participation in two communities following a disaster. It tests four hypotheses. The research demonstrates that actual participation had no impact or a slight negative impact on satisfaction and legitimacy, but the beliefs that citizens had had an i…
Bureaucratic Decision-Making: Impediments to Citizen Participation
Bureaucratic responsiveness and responsibility are fundamental and important problems facing modern democracies. In this article the authors examine the extent to which citizen participation in making bureaucratic decisions can enhance bureaucratic responsibility. They conclude that the basic premises of bureaucratic decision-making affect the bureaucrats' acceptance of citizen participation. In the light of these premises they analyze the "citiz…
Policy Evaluation: Making Optimum Decisions. Stuart S. Nagel
The Politics of Policy Analysis: The Role of Citizen Participation in Analytic Decisionmaking
Reagan-Era Federalism
People and Politics in Urban America
City politics. Part One: The urban context. From small town to city. The development of cities. The role of the immigrants. Blacks and Hispanics in the city. Part Two: The urban political process. From direct to indirect participation. Metropolitianism. Financing the city: federal, state, and local roles. Part Three: Participation in urban politics. Mechanisms of citizen control. Who participates? Part Four: Urban policy. Developmental policy: la…
Citizen Participation and Citizen Evaluation in Disaster Recovery
In April 1997, Grand Forks, North Dakota, and East Grand Forks, Minnesota, experienced a disastrous flood. Both cities have been textbook examples of success according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. They have an updated infrastructure, paid for largely by the federal government. Their downtowns are on the road to recovery with new construction and businesses. The paths of the two cities have diverged in the social and political after…
A Tale of Two Disasters
The report to the U.S. president entitled The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina concludes that in the event of catastrophic disasters the traditional intergovernmental response to disaster should give way to a more dominant role of the national government. This article considers whether it is possible to respond effectively to disaster in the traditional, intergovernmental mode by comparing the response to Katrina with the response, which was…
Participation, Perception of Participation, and Citizen Support
Despite strong support for citizen participation in the abstract, there is less support in practice, in part because of different expectations about the impact of participation. This research examines participation in two communities following a disaster. It tests four hypotheses. The research demonstrates that actual participation had no impact or a slight negative impact on satisfaction and legitimacy, but the beliefs that citizens had had an i…
Political science (8 works) · Politics (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Public Administration (5 works) · Public Administration (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Bureaucracy (3 works) · Disaster Management and Resilience (3 works)