Public Deliberation in an Age of Direct Citizen Participation

Abstract

Citizen participation in the decisions that affect their lives is an imperative

Decentralization can help reduce deforestation when user groups engage with local government

“…Previous studies show an important role for external organizations in supporting such participation (37,38). For example, inclusive governance is more likely when central governments require local governments to conduct participatory planning and budgeting activities and mandate the establishment of local committees to oversee local government spending (28,39), as well as when nongovernmental organizations support user groups to strengthen their organizational capabilities (40,41). Such interventions, in combination with forestry decentralization, can improve the governance of the world's forests.…”

Using Social Media and Mobile Technologies to Foster Engagement and Self-Organization in Participatory Urban Planning and Neighbourhood Governance

“…A key characteristic of most methods is that they require citizens to be physically present at a particular time and place. This characteristic is associated with a range of practical problems of participation, such as limitations of time and costs in the process of policy-making, lack of motivation among citizens, weak citizen expertise or difficulties of including socioeconomically disadvantaged and less articulate groups in the process (Irvin & Stansbury, 2004;Roberts, 2004;Shipley & Utz, 2012;Ertiö, 2015, this issue). This has resulted in a range of criticism aimed at traditional methods to involve citizens, boldly expressed in a seminal article on the US situation by Innes and Booher (2004) Scholars and policymakers have turned their attention increasingly towards contemporary technologies in order to overcome (some of) the aforementioned problems.…”

Yeni̇ Kamu Yöneti̇mi̇ Ve Güvenli̇k Hi̇zmetleri̇ne Vatandaş Katilimi: Kahramanmaraş Örneği̇

“…Kısaca vatandaş katılımı kavramı ile açıklanan bu durum, kamu kurumlarının temsilcileri ile bu hizmetlerden yararlananların (vatandaşların, sivil toplum kuruluşlarının vb.) bir araya gelip ilgili kamu hizmetinin yapılmasına, işleyişine, eksikliklerine ve denetlenmesine yönelik olarak kararların alınabilmesi, tartışılabilmesi ve yeni fikirler, görüşler ve kararlar üretebilmesi süreci olarak tanımlanmaktadır (Callahan, 2007;Çukurçayır, 2003, s. 36;Roberts, 2004). Bu durum aynı zamanda tüm vatandaşların kendi yaşamlarını etkileyen çevresel, ekonomik, sosyal veya siyasal tartışmalara doğrudan katılabildiği bir sistem olan katılımcı demokrasinin (delibrative democracy) en önemli unsuru sayılmaktadır (Banger, 2011: 9;Cooper, Bryer ve Meek, 2006, s. 82).…”