... participation Democratic innovations Referendum Collaborative governance Ghent University Special Research Fund BOF21/GOA/008 Funding: This research is part of the larger project “The changed face of local democracy? The impact of citizen participation on roles, relationships...

...Kaisa Kurkela; Anna–Aurora Kork; Anni Jäntti; Henna Paananen Purpose This study observes the organisational environment of fostering citizen participation in the context of local government. Creating systems of influential citizen participation requires the consideration of organisational...

... role to safeguard the needs of all citizens based on fairness and equity, which is at the core of public value creation. Originality/value The study adds to the citizen participation literature by revealing a novel type of active citizen grasping technological opportunities to mobilize networks...

...Mette Sønderskov Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess, empirically, the opinions of local politicians concerning citizen participation in collaborative governance processes. Elected politicians play a key role as gatekeepers when it comes to the political impact of participatory...

... possibilities for citizen participation and interaction with government such as citizensourcing initiatives. In particular, it recommends promoting participants’ platform activity, as proactive platform participation has positive effects on perceived outcomes of open government. Originality/value Previous...

...., 2007) and civil society actors (associations, initiatives, cooperatives; also as institutionalized forms of citizen participation, Skelcher and Torfing, 2010) work together and can fulfill leadership roles accordingly (Ospina, 2017). Therefore, mayors as public managers may exercise different...

..., but the strategies implemented resulted are path dependent especially in the choice between more disclosure and more citizen participation. Research limitations/implications The paper uses only two case studies and therefore results can hardly be generalised; also the selected cases are both examples of best...

... of organisations seeking to include different community interest groups in decision making. Local authorities Citizen participation Costs Financing New Zealand The Local Government Act 2002 (the Act) requires local authorities in New Zealand to promote the social, economic, environmental...

...Colin Knox; Zhang Qun Purpose Legislative hearings are a relatively new way of encouraging citizen participation in administrative law making within China. The first such hearing in Liaoning Province (Dalian City) was held in April 2005. The purpose of this paper is to examine the detail...