From Citizen Participation to Participatory Governance

Citizen Participation in Governance Through Representation

In the modern age, although East Asia represents some of the most successful economies such as Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, and (now) China, the level of political and administrative development in the region remains controversial. One of the major indicators of such politico-administrative development is the extent of citizen participation in governance through various democratic mea...

The plasticity of participation: evidence from a participatory governance experiment

Under the “People’s Campaign for Decentralised Planning,” initiated by the government of the Indian state of Kerala in 1996, significant planning and budgetary functions that had previously been controlled by state-level ministries, were devolved to the lowest tier of government— municipalities in urban areas, and gram panchayats (village councils) in rural areas. A key element of the campaign ...

Technology knowledge and governance: Empowering citizen engagement and participation

The term technology knowledge (T-knowledge) is used to describe knowledge about and the ability to operate specific technologies such as the Internet. T-knowledge also includes the ability required to operate particular technologies. T-knowledge can potentially improve engagement by helping the user to make his/her personal decision in an increasing range of domains. The main purpose of this pa...

Active E-participation in Local Governance: Citizen Participation Values and Social Networks

Citizen centric e-participation

New e-participation services are heralded as an important means to achieve “citizen-centric government”. The project “Citizen-centric e-Participation” is a trilateral collaboration project between Sweden, Estonia and Iceland, combining research with networking to enhance e-participation in three countries. The project network includes partners from local governments, experienced researchers in ...