Supporting Citizen's Initiatives
Author : Richard Holloway
Publisher :
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 40,67 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Community development
ISBN :
Author : Richard Holloway
Publisher :
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 40,67 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Community development
ISBN :
Author : Paolo Cardullo
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 19,81 MB
Release : 2019-06-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1787691411
Globally, Smart Cities initiatives are pursued which reproduce the interests of capital and neoliberal government, rather than wider public good. This book explores smart urbanism and 'the right to the city', examining citizenship, social justice, commoning, civic participation, and co-creation to imagine a different kind of Smart City.
Author : Jurian Edelenbos
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 43,39 MB
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1783479078
In many countries, government and society have undergone a major shift in recent years, now tending toward ‘smaller government’ and ‘bigger society’. This development has lent increased meaning to the notion of interactive governance, a concept that this book takes not as a normative ideal but as an empirical phenomenon that needs constant critical scrutiny, reflection and embedding in modern societies.
Author : David Altman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 50,32 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1108496636
Offers a comparative study of the origins, performance, and reform of contemporary mechanisms of direct democracy.
Author : Richard Holloway
Publisher : University Press Limited
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 36,67 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
This book explains the role currently played by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Bangladesh and contains lessons for all those concerned with understanding the relationship between state and civil society organizations throughout the developing world.
Author : Susanne Hecker
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 38,52 MB
Release : 2018-10-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 1787352331
Citizen science, the active participation of the public in scientific research projects, is a rapidly expanding field in open science and open innovation. It provides an integrated model of public knowledge production and engagement with science. As a growing worldwide phenomenon, it is invigorated by evolving new technologies that connect people easily and effectively with the scientific community. Catalysed by citizens’ wishes to be actively involved in scientific processes, as a result of recent societal trends, it also offers contributions to the rise in tertiary education. In addition, citizen science provides a valuable tool for citizens to play a more active role in sustainable development. This book identifies and explains the role of citizen science within innovation in science and society, and as a vibrant and productive science-policy interface. The scope of this volume is global, geared towards identifying solutions and lessons to be applied across science, practice and policy. The chapters consider the role of citizen science in the context of the wider agenda of open science and open innovation, and discuss progress towards responsible research and innovation, two of the most critical aspects of science today.
Author : Herbert Kaufman
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,94 MB
Release : 2015-06-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0815726619
Death, taxes, and red tape. The inevitable trio no one can escape. That wry sense of reality colors Herbert Kaufman's classic study of red tape, the bureaucratic phenomenon that all of us have encountered in some form—from the confounding tax form filled out annually to the maddeningly time-consuming wait at the driver's license bureau. The complaints about red tape, Kaufman concedes, are legion. It's messy, it takes too long, it lacks local knowledge, it is out of date, it makes insane demands, it increases costs, it slows progress. It is, in short, a burden and many times there is no measurable positive outcome. Kaufman takes us on an unblinking tour of the dismal landscape of red tape. But he also shows us another side of red tape, one we often forget. Red tape is how government protects us from tainted food, shoddy products, and unfair labor practices. It guarantees a social safety net for the elderly, the disabled, children, veterans, and victims of natural disasters. One person's red tape is another person's protection. This reissue is a Brookings Classic, a series of republished books for readers to revisit or discover, notable works by the Brookings Institution Press.
Author : Pierre Landell-Mills
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 19,89 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1783060867
Citizens Against Corruption: Report From The Front Line tells the story of how groups of courageous and dedicated citizens across the globe are taking direct action to root out corruption. It shows how people are no longer prepared to accept the predatory activities of dishonest officials and are challenging their scams. It draws on over 200 unique case studies that describe initiatives undertaken by 130 civil society organisations (CSOs) which engage directly with public agencies to stop the bribery and extortion that damages peoples’ lives and obstructs social and economic progress. This book challenges the notion that, at best, civil society can only have a marginal impact on reducing corruption and argues that aid donors need to radically rethink their assistance for governance reform.Part 1 analyses the role citizens can play in fighting corruption and promoting good governance and briefly tells the story of the Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF). Part 2 presents studies of India, Mongolia, Philippines, and Uganda – each with its unique history and distinctive circumstances – to illustrate activities undertaken by CSOs to root out corruption, including the tools and approaches that are being used to build pressure on corrupt public agencies to become transparent and accountable. Part 3 addresses key themes – strengthening the rule of law, putting in place effective national anti-corruption strategies and institutions, making public buying and selling honest, promoting grassroots monitoring of public expenditures and the provision of public services, mounting media campaigns to expose and defeat corruption, and empowering ordinary citizens to keep watch on what actually happens at the point of delivery of public services. Part 4 is a summary of lessons learnt and explores the potential, as well as the risks and limitations, of civic activism in a world where greed and dishonesty is the norm. Finally, the book explores the opportunities and dangers faced by aid donors in supporting local CSOs and charts a way forward. Citizens Against Corruption: Report From The Front Line will be of interest to staff working in CSOs and aid agencies, policy analysts and researchers concerned about corruption and poor governance.
Author : Richard Holloway
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,44 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Comprises a collection of articles which examine the role currently played by non-governmental organizations in Bangladesh.
Author : Johannes W. Pichler
Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 30,15 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 9783830517832