Social media lets us participate instantly – but at what cost?
Marco Adria and Yuping Mao explore how social media is shaping, and being shaped by, a new democratic environment enabled by technology.
Sally Hussey
2 years ago
Public participation central to resilient smart city planning
Technology can connect urban environments. But, that’s not all it takes to build a resilient smart city. Citizen engagement has a critical role to play, writes Sam Musa.
Sally Hussey
2 years ago
Lost in translation: bilingual students and deliberative democracy in the classroom
English language education can equip bilingual students with skills for civic participation. But can it hear their voices? Esperanza De La Vega looks at barriers to learning and participation in ‘Deliberative Democracy: A Contested Interactive Space’.
Sally Hussey
2 years ago
Youth political participation in UK far from disappearing
Jacqueline Briggs, University of Lincoln, reveals why politicians should pay attention to a demographic who are, quite literally, the future.
Sally Hussey
2 years ago
Rural public libraries engage youth, renew community
Can community engagement help public libraries renew relationships with shrinking rural youth populations? Heather Reid and Vivian Howard interview Nova Scotia’s librarians for their study ‘Connecting with Community: The Importance of Community Engagement in Rural Public Library Systems’.
Sally Hussey
2 years ago
World Bank report links citizen engagement to economic development
How does citizen engagement affect economic development? What if politics was not a barrier but a pathway to good governance? ‘Making Politics Work for Development: Harnessing Transparency and Citizen Engagement’, a World Bank report, looks at how to align engagement and economic development.
Sally Hussey
2 years ago
Jamming together: how folk festivals engage local communities
Community is central to the idea of the folk festival. But communities that host these public events don’t just provide inspiration, venues or cultural backdrops to art or performance. They actively shape the event’s success.
Sally Hussey
2 years ago
Tune-in, tune-out patterns of political engagement
Mats Ekström and Adam Shehata’s study of social media queries whether low thresholds encourage tune-in, tune-out patterns of political engagement.
Sally Hussey
2 years ago
Participatory budgeting nurtures democratic values
Participatory budgeting purports to improve transparency and accountability. ‘Participatory Budgeting in the United States: A Guide for Local Governments’ is a primer that explores a now popular form of participatory governance.
Sally Hussey
2 years ago
Data-driven governance crucial to social change
Decision-makers are investing in data-driven practices and programs to achieve real social change where community members are not just recipients but producers of project outcomes.
Sally Hussey
2 years ago
Interactive mapping operationalizes accessibility
In transport planning, locational accessibility measures offer insights into the possibilities of broader economic effects. Linking transport systems and land use, accessibility measures can transform complex technical information into representations more easily understood information for diverse stakeholders that can support co-creative planning.
Sally Hussey
2 years ago
Sustainable cities foster a community-engaged university
Portland, one of the world’s most sustainable cities, benefits from university-community partnerships on sustainability. B.D. Wortham-Galvin, Jennifer H. Allen and Jacob Sherman discuss Portland State University’s community engagement, teaching and service.
Sally Hussey
2 years ago
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