‘Smart citizen’s’ monitor water quality in Netherland’s pilot citizen science project, interlinking them to service providers, scientists and community co-volunteers.
1 year ago
Evaluations of democracy have largely focused on the quality of democratic institutions, while overlooking a key actor: the citizen.
1 year ago
A recent report by The Policy Observatory, Auckland University of Technology, calls for a fortified local government system to revitalise democracy.
1 year ago
Conflict around transport infrastructure planning processes reveals the crucial relationship between public infrastructure and democracy.
1 year ago
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.
1 year ago
CrowdLaw platforms may encourage representative democratic participation – but they do not necessarily deliver it, finds review.
1 year ago
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.
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New digital tools may fail to achieve the effectiveness and aims of citizen engagement, finds Canadian study.
1 year ago
Communities tap into diversity to enrich their deliberative potential and provide fair representation, suggests Jessica M. F. Hughes.
2 years ago
Dialogue can be difficult in groups where conflict runs deep. Particularly, when some participants have far greater power than others.
2 years ago
Helen Pallet reviews organisational learning around UK’s Sciencewise program, a public participation body appointed to promote dialogue in science policy.
2 years ago
Shifting patterns of political participation could be amplifying inequalities that hurt democracy, finds Russell Dalton’s ‘The Participation Gap’.
2 years ago
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