Community Development & Civic Engagement Academic Research

Reactivating local democracy in New Zealand

A recent report by The Policy Observatory, Auckland University of Technology, calls for a fortified local government system to revitalise democracy.

Sally Hussey

10 months ago

Shunning citizen engagement in infrastructure planning weakens democracy

Conflict around transport infrastructure planning processes reveals the crucial relationship between public infrastructure and democracy.

Sally Hussey

11 months ago

Review of Open Government Partnerships reveals tech’s role is minor

Christopher Wilson’s review of open government partnership (OGP) commitments in 61 countries reveals intentions for largely one-sided conversations – and a minor facilitating role for technology.

Sally Hussey

11 months ago

Is crowdsourced lawmaking living up to its potential for online citizen participation?

CrowdLaw platforms may encourage representative democratic participation – but they do not necessarily deliver it, finds review.

Sally Hussey

12 months ago

Digital technology in public service: can IT advance democracy?

Yu-Che Chen and Michael J. Ahn offer a bird’s-eye view of digital technology in public service in the Routledge Handbook on Information Technology in Government.

Sally Hussey

1 year ago

‘Engagement plus digital’: are new digital tools failing citizen engagement?

New digital tools may fail to achieve the effectiveness and aims of citizen engagement, finds Canadian study.

Sally Hussey

1 year ago

Tags: citizen engagement

Deliberation and disability rights – is consensus a fact of democratic life?

Communities tap into diversity to enrich their deliberative potential and provide fair representation, suggests Jessica M. F. Hughes.

Sally Hussey

1 year ago

Empathy key to deliberative dialogue with deeply divided groups

Dialogue can be difficult in groups where conflict runs deep. Particularly, when some participants have far greater power than others.

Sally Hussey

1 year ago

Organisational learning connects public participation in science policy

Helen Pallet reviews organisational learning around UK’s Sciencewise program, a public participation body appointed to promote dialogue in science policy.