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
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
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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.
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Editors and Affiliations
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