...Atik Ul Mussanadah; Muhammad Adlin Saputra Purpose This article addresses a systemic societal problem between Indigenous communities' prosperity and Papuan Local Governments (PLGs)’ “digital transformation” policy depictions, as those policies fundamentally disregard societies' well-being...

... is an attempt to evaluate the role of CBOs in promoting citizen participation in the decision-making process of local government institutions of Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan. Among the most used evaluation techniques of participatory citizenship, the researchers have used an outcome driven approach based...

...-deposit systems and separate docking stations located in different locations throughout the city (Shaheen et al., 2010, p. 160). Canada Cities Public policy Urban development Local government Environmentalism The multiplication of “smart”, IT-based bikesharing systems available...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Local authorities Democratic deficit Sport policy Israel Sports Local government Local authorities around the world provide different forms and different amounts of direct and/or indirect assistance to professional sports teams that are composed...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 United Kingdom Corporate social responsibility Citizenship Local government Society Corporate social responsibility or “CSR” activity, particularly with business organisations, is popularly associated with what are deemed so‐called “worthy...

... terms and extends understandings of local‐level practices and processes. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Citizen participation Communication processes Globalization Localization Local government Media organisations and enterprises across Europe and North America...

... The paper adds to the analysis/understanding of the policy and practice relationship(s) between the Third Sector and central/local government and points to ways in which these relationships are likely to become more significant over time. Originality/value The paper adds to the literature on the Third...

... strategies supporting the long‐term unemployed and recipients of social assistance may dominate, which do not exclusively view social integration as participation in the labour market at any cost and take into account other social problems with which people are confronted. Local government Social...

... this on board. Design/methodology/approach The article is based on a series of qualitative, semi‐structured interviews that were undertaken as part of ongoing work associated with the implementation of the Equality Standard for Local Government in England. Findings An emergent set of relations between...

... and understanding of partnerships. Findings The current approach to partnership working arises principally from analysis of the weaknesses of fragmented services, it is also attractive to those who seek to open up the cosy, inefficient and, at times, corrupt worlds of local government. This is shown through...

.../methodology/approach The article is based on a survey of planning departments measuring the types of public participation strategies used by local governments. Findings The article's findings indicate that Canadian municipalities adopt a broader range of public participation techniques related...

... of decentralisation of social assistance on the basis of empirical evidence and practical experiences. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Welfare Governance The Netherlands Decentralized control Local government Social care Recent welfare state reforms in the European Union not only...

...A. Dickson; R. Young The Strathclyde experience makes it clear that local government should be precise about the objectives it wishes to pursue, the likelihood of achieving these, the methods it must adopt, and the best way of monitoring progress and effectiveness. Strathclyde Region has laid...