Adopting Arnstein’s 1969 Ladder of Citizen Participation alongside the current widespread use of the IAP2 spectrum might help governments engage more meaningfully with their citizens, recent research suggests. In Australia – indeed globally – governments increasingly recognise the need to shift toward more inclusive decision making processes. But there remains, what Aaron Davis and Jane […]
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Without question, local communities play a pivotal role in urban renewal. Moreover, there is a discernible impact arising from a community-engagement approach to contemporary city-building, where support for social capital is prioritised.
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Low performing public participation functions as a self-fulfilling prophecy in large transportation projects, find Ted Grossardt and Keiron Bailey.
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In the emerging trend of community-based smart initiatives, Tooran Alizadeh envisions crowdsourced smart cities.
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Recent study reveals e-participation directly influences perceptions of tolerance and common good.
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Community engagement and public libraries suggest a certain symbiosis. Re-weaving this convergence, Sherry Norfolk and Jane Stenson highlight how storytelling strengthens community.
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A milestone resource, Ireland’s new ‘Framework for Public Involvement in Clinical Effectiveness Processes’ brings public participation front and centre in healthcare decision making.
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Citizen panels could generate better policy preferences than public opinion polls, finds recent Canadian study.
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UK youth juries ‘put the Internet on Trial’, using storytelling and drama to think about their rights.
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Evidence from health engagement produces eight guiding principles for successful initiatives, with inclusion, accessibility, and support key areas of focus.
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Evaluations of democracy have largely focused on the quality of democratic institutions, while overlooking a key actor: the citizen.
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