CITIZEN POLITICS - A CONCEPTUAL-FRAMEWORK FOR SHAPING PUBLIC-POLICY

The purpose of citizen politics,a research-based conceptual framework, is to develop and strengthen societal capacity to do effective public work. It seeks to enable all who are affected by a situation to parti cipate in developing workable solutions. Citizen politics is based on three core concepts:(1) public, (2) diverse interests, and (3) power. Power is created by building relationships among diverse interests in order to take action on public problems and goals. Incorporation of ci tizen politics into contemporary political culture can help to rebuild the democratic notion of citizenship responsibility for the common go od.