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Citizen Participation in the Information Society

Comparing Participatory Channels in Urban Development

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Overview

  • Examines how digital technologies are used to promote citizen participation in democratic urban development
  • Assesses the applicability of digital modes of citizen participation in multiple cities around the world
  • Provides a reference on the relationship between citizen participation, technology and urban governance
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

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About this book

This open access book examines how digital technologies are used to promote citizen participation in democratic urban development. It assesses the emergence, use, applicability and functions of digital modes of citizen participation in multiple cities around the world, where political regimes invite ordinary citizens to partake in policy processes through information technologies. The book also explores these initiatives alongside issues of democracy, social justice and power. It is an essential reference for practitioners, policymakers and academics interested in the relationship between citizen participation, technology and urban governance.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Oslo Business School, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway

    Sissel Hovik, Sveinung Legard

  • Department of Computer Science, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway

    G. Anthony Giannoumis

  • Work Research Institute, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway

    Kristin Reichborn-Kjennerud

  • Department of Political and Administration Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    José M. Ruano

  • Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

    Ian McShane

About the editors

Sissel Hovik is Professor at Oslo Business School, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway.

G. Anthony Giannoumis is Associate Professor of Universal Design at Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway.

Kristin Reichborn-Kjennerud is Senior Researcher at the Work Research Institute, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway.

José Manuel Ruano de la Fuente is Professor in the Department of Political and Administrative Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.

Ian McShane is Associate Professor at the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Australia.

Sveinung Legard is Postdoctoral Fellow at Oslo Business School, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Citizen Participation in the Information Society

  • Book Subtitle: Comparing Participatory Channels in Urban Development

  • Editors: Sissel Hovik, G. Anthony Giannoumis, Kristin Reichborn-Kjennerud, José M. Ruano, Ian McShane, Sveinung Legard

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99940-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-99939-1Published: 21 May 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-99942-1Published: 21 May 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-99940-7Published: 20 May 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 196

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Public Policy, Sociology, general, Governance and Government

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