Lack Of Citizen Participation Research Articles

Cultural and creative quarters: An analysis of their problems from a communication approach

Previous urban and sociological research on cultural and creative quarters has identified gentrification, globalization and lack of citizen participation as key issues hindering the sustainability of these areas. This research analyses these issues from a communication and branding approach in three case studies of cultural and creative quarters in the United Kingdom: Digbeth (Birmingham), St. George’s Quarter (Leicester) and the Ouseburn Valley (Newcastle upon Tyne). In total, 64 participant observations and 24 in-depth interviews were developed. Besides, primary and secondary sources, such as maps, brochures, tourism guides, newspapers and scientific studies about these areas were analysed, thus achieving methodological triangulation. The results obtained were contrasted through Grounded Theory, in a way that data was obtained and iteratively analysed. This study adds new evidence pointing to gentrification and lack of citizen participation as issues that cultural and creative quarters face when being implemented and communicated. Furthermore, a new problem is identified. Namely, the lack of similarity between a quarter’s brand identity (theoretically related to revitalization and renewal) and its brand image (real values associated by their users, linked to insecurity and dirtiness).

What constitutes citizens' recycling behavior: insights from handling municipal solid waste in the UAE

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate recycling behavior (RB) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to identify factors in the lack of citizen participation in recycling and to form strategies to raise awareness of and encourage positive recycling practices.Design/methodology/approachBased on stakeholder theory, a panel of 15 experts and 15 families was interviewed to develop a model of seven constructs and their 29 indicators. Based on the responses generated, a questionnaire was developed and tested. The survey was distributed to 106 waste management professionals. Their responses regarding the influence of regulatory promotion tactics, awareness raising, situational facilitators, motivators and synergistic habits on citizens' RB were analyzed using the structural equation modeling technique.FindingsSeveral factors govern the citizens' behavior regarding recycling municipal solid waste in the UAE. The most significant governing determinants of RB observed were laws and regulations, willingness to sort and recycle and benefits of recycling. Seven constructs and their 29 indicators were studied, and the findings indicated that strategies such as creating awareness, introducing operative waste control facilities and implementing fines and regulations could improve RB in the UAE. The structural model showcased a relationship between the primary constructs and RB; hence, these constructs can directly affect waste management.Originality/valueTo support these findings, validation of the results from other countries and contrasting employees' RB is needed. The present study draws empirical insights into RB from a stakeholder perspective, which could be compared to RB across other cultures and countries.

Citizens’ participation in petroleum revenue management in Ghana

Many natural resource-rich developing countries have struggled economically. One of the common reasons is the lack of citizen participation in revenue management. This article responds to this concern by using an online geocoded survey to engage the public on petroleum revenue-funded projects in Ghana. It reflects critically on Ghanaians’ knowledge about projects in their localities, surveys their opinions on how the government should involve the public in the projects’ management, and determines their willingness to participate in engagements on the projects. The article makes three observations: First, Ghanaians do not know about petroleum revenue-funded projects in their localities. Secondly, Ghanaians want the government to involve them in selecting the projects' priority areas, types, and locations. Thirdly, Ghanaians are willing to participate in engagements on petroleum revenue-funded projects. The article concludes that petroleum revenue managers in Ghana should expand citizen engagement. In that regard, petroleum revenue managers should consider alternative methods such as online geocoded platforms to effectively engage citizens in managing petroleum revenue-funded projects.

Ecosystems of Innovation: Factors of Social Innovation and its Role in Public Policies

This article seeks to advance knowledge of social innovation through understanding how public policy frameworks can both support and constrain its efficacy in an ever-changing world. In doing so, this article contributes to the framework for studying interventions related to innovation models that emerge from a multidisciplinary approach to interpreting ecosystems. The question this paper attempts to answer: how can we best mitigate and overcome challenges and obstacles posed to social innovation in growing ecosystems? To answer this, we examined empirical data from actors involved in social innovation projects from two distinct, growth-stage ecosystems: Guadalajara, Mexico and Barcelona, Spain. The analysis yields three key constraining factors that obstruct social innovation: 1) Lack of critical mass for social innovation. 2) Fragmentation of actors' efforts in the innovation ecosystem. 3) Lack of citizen participation. By synthesising both the existing literature and this paper's findings, we'll propose three strategies that address issues that growing ecosystems face in their efforts to implement social innovation. The first strategy refers to mechanisms that connect citizens to scientific knowledge. The second pertains to the construction of common frameworks of action by different actors. Finally, the third strategy highlights the importance of citizen participation in social innovation projects.

Citizen participation as a tool for creating an effective e-Governance system in Iraq

In a resource abundant environment, the people of Iraq have no right in the governance system. Thus, Iraq faces significant challenges in E-governance. In order to enhance E-governance and transparency in Iraq there is a need for creating an E-governance system that can motivate citizen participation in governance in the long-run.
 Citizen participation is not effective, similar to the case of many other resource-rich countries in the Middle East and Africa. Since 2003, the Iraqi government has tried to tackle transparency, open governance, e-elections and e-governance; however, it failed. The failure may be attributed to different factors but the most crucial and influential one is lack of citizen participation. If people nurture E-governance, their collective effort will support government’s effort in building a strong E-governance system. The main question for this study is; how can citizen participation contribute in nurturing E-governance in the case of Iraq?
 This study outlines the role of effective citizen participation in creating E-governance in Iraq; this is a quantitative study Primary data collected from 100 participants was analyzed for this purpose. This study is composed of three main parts; the first part highlights theoretical perspective of Egovernance in Iraq, and citizen participation. The second part focuses on discussing the data on egovernance. The final session of this study deals with the findings, and conclusions.

The Study ofeffects of Annual Housing Budget Allocation and Housing Provision in Enugu State of Nigeria

The Nigerian construction industry is faced with challenges of inadequate allocation of resources and mismanagement of budget toward housing provision. This has led to an alarming rate of the housing deficit, costly renting, repeated collapse of buildings, high rate of squatting, professional incompetence and increase in crime. This paper examines the problems and effects of annual housing budget allocation and Housing Provision in Enugu State, Nigeria. Secondary data were collected from experts working in state civil servants concerned with budgeting and housing matters in Enugu State. One hundred and forty-six (146) well questionnaires were properly completed, formed the basis of the study and were analyzed by descriptive ranking and factor analysis, SPSS and Relative Importance Index. The result from the study shows that there are problems in housing budget allocation and this affects its provision drastically; Ineffective mechanism for allocation and utilization of housing funds; Lack of citizen participation and professionals; Lack of accurate data on housing needs of the State and undue political influence in approval and award of housing contracts and a factor analysis was used in order to solidify result. The study finally recommended that government should give housing target to the housing agencies or developer in the state; should develop political will; establishment of building materials industries of its own and finally ensure that Quantity surveyors should be involved in the government policies for housing in order to manage and curtail unnecessary waste, cost and time in order to minimize the problems existing between housing budget allocation and its provision in Enugu state.

الحوکمة بوحدات الإدارة المحلیة ودورها فی تحقیق التنمیة المحلیة

الملخص: يصف هذا البحث واقع استخدام الحوکمة بوحدات الإدارة المحلية ودورها في تحقيق التنمية المحلية وعلية فهذا البحث يهدف الى تحديد واقع استخدام الحوکمة بوحدات الإدارة المحلية من خلال عدة ابعاد للحوکمة والمتمثلة في المساءلة , والشفافية , والمشارکة , والمساواة , والفعالية , والنزاهة , وکذلک دور وحدات الإدارة المحلية في تحقيق التنمية المحلية على المستوى المادي والمعنوي وتحديد المعوقات التي تواجه استخدام الحوکمة بوحدات الإدارة المحلية في تحقيق التنمية المحلية, وتحديد مقترحات تفعيل استخدام الحوکمة بوحدات الإدارة المحلية في تحقيق التنمية المحلية , وتوصلت الدراسة في اهم نتائجها ان مستوى استخدام الحوکمة بوحدات الإدارة المحلية ککل خاصة فيما يتعلق باستخدام المساءلة والنزاهة والشفافية والمساواة والتي جاء استخدامهم بمستوى مرتفعا وجاء مستوى استخدام الفعالية والمشارکة متوسط , وان مستوى دور وحدات الإدارة المحلية في تحقيق التنمية المحلية ککل مرتفعا خاصة فيما يتعلق بالبعد المادي يليه البعد المعنوي للتنمية المحلية , کما اکدت نتائج الدراسة ان مستوى المعوقات التي تواجه استخدام الحوکمة بوحدات الإدارة المحلية في تحقيق التنمية المحلية متوسط وجاء في مقدمتها الافتقار إلى إستراتيجية طويلة المدى والاعتماد على التخطيط قصير المدى , يليه قلة مشارکة المواطنين في صنع واتخاذ القرارات المتعلقة بجهود التنمية المحلية , وکان من اهم مقترحات تفعيل استخدام الحوکمة بوحدات الإدارة المحلية في تحقيق التنمية المحلية تفعيل التواصل مع المواطنين لتلبية احتياجاتهم المتنوعة والتعرف على مشکلاتهم المختلفة , تنمية مهارات العاملين بوحدات الإدارة المحلية على العمل الفريقي , کما اکدت الدراسة على انه توجد علاقة طردية دالة إحصائيا بين استخدام الحوکمة بوحدات الإدارة المحلية وتحقيق التنمية المحلية . الکلمات الدالة : الحوکمة – وحدات الإدارة المحلية –التنمية المحلية. Abstract: This research describes the reality of the use of governance in local administration units and their role in achieving local development. Accordingly, this research aims to determine the reality of using governance in local administration units through several dimensions of governance, namely accountability, transparency, participation, equality, effectiveness, integrity, as well as the role of local administration units. In achieving local development at the material and moral level, identifying the obstacles facing the use of governance in local administration units in achieving local development, and identifying proposals to activate the use of governance in local administration units in achieving local development, and the study found, in its most important results, that the level of using governance in local administration units as a whole is high. Especially with regard to the use of accountability, integrity, transparency and equality, whose use was at a high level and the level of the use of effectiveness and participation was medium. Facing the use of governance in local administration units to achieve medium local development, foremost of which is the lack of a long-term strategy and reliance on short-term planning, followed by the lack of citizen participation in making and taking decisions related to local development efforts. One of the most important proposals was to activate the use of governance in local administration units in Achieving local development, activating communication with citizens To meet their diverse needs and identify their different problems, develop the skills of workers in local administration units on team work. The study also confirmed that there is a statistically significant direct relationship between the use of governance in local administration units and achieving local development Key words: governance - local administration units - local development

Government-led Resettlement after Natural Disasters as a Durable Solution? The Case of Cyclone Idai

Abstract Thousands of people had to flee their homes when Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique in 2019. In its aftermath, the government resettled more than 80,000 people from high-risk areas to safer ground. This article analyses resettlement as a durable solution to disaster response. The question of durable resettlement due to climate-related displacement is especially pertinent in the light of ongoing climate change. Based on empirical research, we show that, although the government succeeded in providing a short-term response to the disaster, there are two major impediments to using resettlement as a durable solution: the lack of citizen participation in the decision-making process leading to resettlement; and the gap between the short-term humanitarian perspective and a longer-term development viewpoint. Resettlement can hardly be seen as a durable solution to climate-related displacement as long as key principles are not respected.

LA EVALUACIÓN DURANTE: EL CORAZÓN DE LAS POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS HACIA UN MODELO GENERAL PARA LA CREACIÓN DE POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS

Este trabalho propõe a inclusão de um elemento considerado essencial nas políticas públicas: avaliação durante o processo de implementação, alerta sobre outros problemas que os acompanham e que não foram adequadamente resolvidos, como a correta identificação e delimitação do problema; seu nascimento e gestação; os tempos para o seu desenvolvimento; a falta de participação do cidadão, especialmente em sua construção e implementação, e a própria avaliação. Tomando como referência várias definições e processos, são sugeridos um novo modelo e um novo processo, onde a participação cidadã democrática é essencial. Isso não ocorre regularmente, e são discutidas políticas públicas entre ações governamentais que buscam apenas preservar o poder e não desenvolver o Estado, que deve ser seu principal objetivo. No final, percebe-se que definições multiconceptuais e a infinidade de processos propostos, ao mesmo tempo em que ajudam a enriquecer sua definição, tornaram possível a confusão e a ineficiência.

FRAGMENTATION AND DEGRADATION OF THE URBAN LANDSCAPE IN HERGLA, TUNISIA

This research proposes to identify the factors of the urban landscapes degradation in Hergla’s city (Tunisia) according on the citizen participation. It is based on the survey method which is developed around two axes: the citizen perception of urban landscapes and the factors of their degradation. According to the responses obtained, "the sea" represents the particular value of the landscapes identified as "quality" in Hergla. Citizens don’t appreciate landscapes of urban sprawl which makes the city lose its identity. Moreover, the lack of citizen participation in the urban actions and the non-observance of the urban regulations are the most cited factors of the landscape degradation. These results highlight the importance of involving the citizens in the planning process for a sustainable territory.

Causes of Poor Service Delivery and the Feasibility of Outsourcing to Improve Services in Local Authorities

This theoretical paper was undertaken to ascertain the causes of poor service delivery and to establish if outsourcing of public service delivery could be used to improve local Authority services. It interrogated and critiqued documents on what other researchers in their different contexts had established in view of the feasibility of outsourcing as a strategy to improve service delivery. It emerged in this study that political interference, lack of citizen participation. lack of funds and corruption were the main causes of poor service delivery in local authorities. Therefore, outsourcing was seen to bring quality and affordable services for the public while costs savings and emergence of hidden costs were the financial implications unveiled for the local authorities (LAs). Social costs, accountability for public service delivery and quality shading were cited to be the outsourcing challenges. It also emerged in this study that outsourcing can increase service quality and provide affordable services for the public. Taking into account the information that was accumulated and examined, the researchers came to the conclusion that the current services being offered by local authorities are very poor and this is attributed to many causes such as political interference, lack of citizen participation, lack of funds and corruption. The study therefore, concludes that outsourcing could be a feasible option to use to improve service delivery by local authorities.

Causes of Poor Service Delivery and the Feasibility of Outsourcing to Improve Services in Local Authorities

This theoretical paper was undertaken to ascertain the causes of poor service delivery and to establish if outsourcing of public service delivery could be used to improve local Authority services. It interrogated and critiqued documents on what other researchers in their different contexts had established in view of the feasibility of outsourcing as a strategy to improve service delivery. It emerged in this study that political interference, lack of citizen participation. lack of funds and corruption were the main causes of poor service delivery in local authorities. Therefore, outsourcing was seen to bring quality and affordable services for the public while costs savings and emergence of hidden costs were the financial implications unveiled for the local authorities (LAs). Social costs, accountability for public service delivery and quality shading were cited to be the outsourcing challenges. It also emerged in this study that outsourcing can increase service quality and provide affordable services for the public. Taking into account the information that was accumulated and examined, the researchers came to the conclusion that the current services being offered by local authorities are very poor and this is attributed to many causes such as political interference, lack of citizen participation, lack of funds and corruption. The study therefore, concludes that outsourcing could be a feasible option to use to improve service delivery by local authorities.

Public hearing procedure in the management of city development: analysis of the world experience

In recent decades, public participation in the management of urban development programs has become one of the most important aspects for the sustainable development of the society. The article focuses on public hearing method that aims to extend citizen involvement in the management of the community. The authors consider the ways of organizing and holding public hearings and public discussions examine the effective factors of the international experience, analyze legislative and regulatory documents, and study different conduct procedures and methodological materials related to the topic. The study investigates the comparative analysis of the procedures for conducting public hearings in Russia, Australia, the United States, Canada, Denmark, and India. The authors arrive to the conclusion that each country has developed specific context-based procedure strategies for citizen participation in discussing important social problems that depends on actual social development, democracy level and the forms of local self-government. The study identifies the shortcomings of the Russian legislation on public hearings and public discussions in that may lead to the lack of citizen participation in management urban affairs and therefore requires improvement using positive experience of other countries.

Sin agua no vivo: género y derecho humano al agua en el municipio de la antigua, Veracruz.

El presente artículo se plantea la siguiente interrogante: ¿es la descentralización el marco de gobernanza más adecuado para garantizar el derecho humano al agua de las mujeres? El trabajo se realizó a lo largo de 2015 en La Antigua, Veracruz, municipio cuya red de agua potable es administrada desde 2008 por un organismo paramunicipal. Los datos fueron recabados a partir de un diseño metodológico mixto que incluyó una encuesta, entrevistas y talleres. El lugar de residencia la ubicación de la vivienda, el estatus socioeconómico y el estado civil son factores que obstaculizan el disfrute del derecho humano al agua por parte de las mujeres. Todas comparten su exclusión del proceso de toma de decisiones y la necesidad de comprar agua de garrafón para consumo humano. Se concluye que la fragilidad financiera y la falta de participación ciudadana hacen de la descentralización un marco inadecuado para garantizar el derecho humano al agua.

Análisis de la problemática socioambiental de ubaque (cundinamarca), desde la gestión institucional y la participación

<p>El conocimiento y el análisis de la problemática socioambiental de Ubaque, es decir, en el vínculo de la base natural con los procesos sociales y la gobernabilidad, uno de ellos la participación, condujeron a que se validara una hipótesis propuesta: “Los problemas socio ambientales del Municipio de Ubaque en Cundinamarca, y por tanto de la microcuenca del río El Palmar, tienen raíces fuertes en las debilidades de la gestión interinstitucional y en las carencias de la participación ciudadana”, mientras que, con el cumplimiento del objetivo “Analizar la problemática socio ambiental del municipio de Ubaque y proponer, a manera de recomendaciones, posibles cursos de acción para mejorar la gestión en pro de su sostenibilidad socio ambiental”, las autoridades locales cuentan con una red general de causalidad y una base sólida de información de los problemas más críticos, originadas desde un proceso que incluyó, además del desarrollo de la hipótesis, la revisión de fuentes de información, retroalimentadas con participación de la comunidad, productores y funcionarios, a través de encuestas y entrevistas. La situación no es muy diferente a la de muchos municipios del país de cara, especialmente, a la gestión de las CARs, situándose una debilidad en la gestión de los procesos socioambientales para el ordenamiento ambiental territorial y que compromete, también, a la administración municipal. De alto impacto sería: adoptar un Plan de Manejo Ambiental para la microcuenca, fortalecer la democratización de la información y la comunicación, y articular los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de la ONU, entre otras recomendaciones propuestas.</p>

La Participation Citoyenne A La Gestion De La Municipalite De Guiglo En Cote d’Ivoire

These writings evaluate citizen participation in the management of municipality of Guiglo in Côte d’Ivoire. To do this, we interviewed, using individual semi-structured interviews, resource persons in this locality. From these interviews, it appears that there is no form of citizen participation in the management of that local authority, outside the municipal elections. However, local elected officials use various strategies such as the presence of representatives of populations at regular sessions of municipal councils to pretend they associate third parties in the management of their city. This lack of citizen participation is, ever so slightly, causing the mismatch between insiders’ local development projects provided by these municipalities and the real aspirations of the beneficiaries.

Survival and Dysfunctions of Bureaucracy: A Critical Analysis of Public Bureaucracy in Sri Lanka

This study examines the survival and dysfunctions of public bureaucracy in Sri Lanka. Major objective of this study is to analysis functions and practical challenges of public bureaucracy in Sri Lanka. As well as it tries to find out the solutions which can be used to improve the effectiveness service of bureaucracy in Sri Lanka. Bureaucracy is most important role in the world: implementation and formulation of policy, delegated legislation, administrative adjudication, importance to government and governing process, service to the people, etc. In contrast, it has earned a nick name for red tapism, nepotism, and corruption. This study is a qualitative research and data were collected mainly from secondary sources such as books, journals, newspapers, internet articles and relevant research articles. In Sri Lanka, public bureaucracy has earned bad name and ill will of the people, due to challenges of Public Administration Reforms (PAR), inefficiency and ineffectiveness public service delivery, dysfunction of constitutional arrangements, ineffectiveness of Public Service Commission (PSC) and ombudsman, failure and changing the public policies, politicization and family rule of administration, ethnic, regional vise bureaucracy, insufficient resources and capacity, lack of citizen participation and lack of awareness of the citizens, corruption etc. Ensuring provincial autonomy decentralization, ensuring greater communication and accountability between policymakers, citizens, bureaucrats and politicians, ensuring higher salary scale/higher salaries in public sector, strengthening stakeholders and citizen participation, strengthening the Public Private Partnership (PPP), introducing e-government techniques and New Public Management (NPM) reform in governance process, administrators should learn and get the training in other languages (Tamil and Sinhala), strengthening the ombudsman and public service commission and ensuring better financial management and accountability are can be improving public bureaucracy in Sri Lanka.

Separate waste collection in Italy: the role of socio-cultural factors and targets set by law

The aim of this paper was twofold: on the one hand, we analyse the results achieved in terms of percentages of separate collection in Italy by testing the effectiveness of Legislative Decree 152/2006 in improving the separate collection process; and on the other hand, we investigate on some of the factors, related to the sociocultural local context, that could explain the different impacts of the law in the three macro-areas considered (North, Central and South Italy). To this purpose, an econometric analysis on the Italian regions for the 1996–2013 period is performed, comparing the period before (1996–2006) and after (2006–2013) the date of entry into force of the new law. The results show the effectiveness of Legislative Decree 152/2006 in promoting separate collection, although a regional difference in terms of separate collection rate is observed. Northern regions proved to be more dynamic and reactive to the above-mentioned legislation, while Central and especially Southern regions achieved poorer results in moving to higher separate waste collection rates. Finally, our work provides evidence on some local factors that may have hampered an effective policy implementation in Southern regions, among them, the presence of criminal activities and the lack of citizen participation in politics.

Electronic Participation in Malaysia

This article seeks to highlight the prevalent role of electronic participation (e-participation) in the implementation of e-government (EG) and possible approaches in enhancing the application of e-government through the insertion of e-participation module. Previous case studies on e-participation cover definitions and technique of e-participation, applicable strategies to implement e-participation, and the quality of e-participation for top management decision making. Several literature in EG supports the statement that e-participation could improve the quality of public sector governance process. As a result, most developed countries implemented EG projects to enable involvement of citizens in the political decision making process through e-participation. However, this is not the case in most of the developing countries which focus more on improving public sector services rather than e-participation. Among others, there are arguments which focus on the issue of lack of citizen participation in the political process through the Internet. This is particularly true in the context of EG implementation in developing countries whereby the focus is more on e-services rather than eparticipation. Malaysian government has implemented EG, since 1997 under one of the MSC flagships, to deliver information and services in an integrated manner. Malaysian Government Portal or myGovernment performs as a single platform providing information and services related to government agencies. Despite this effort, myGovernment, as evident in other developing nations, also does not place emphasis on e-participation.

Lack of Citizen Participation and Inefficient Service Delivery at Local Level in South Africa

Lack of Citizen Participation and Inefficient Service Delivery at Local Level in South Africa