The Paradox of Participation: An Overview of Public Participation and Local Government in Canada

2014 ◽  
pp. 13-30
Author(s):  
Katherine Graham
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Participation

scholarly journals Fra eneveldets scene mot representative forsamlinger: visitasen som offentlig arena i Norge, ca. 1750–1850

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 183-211
Author(s):  
Trond Bjerkås
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
General Public ◽  
Common People ◽  
Lay Members ◽  
The Common ◽  
Control Apparatus ◽  
The Church

From the Stage of State Power to Representative Assembly?: The Visitation as a Public Arena, 1750–1850In the eighteenth century, the bishops’ visitations to dioceses constituted an important part of the control apparatus of the Church and the absolutist state. The article examines visitations in Norway in terms of public arenas, where the common people interacted with Church officials. During the period 1750 to 1850, the visitations were gradually transformed from arenas in which the state manifested its power towards a largely undifferentiated populace, to meeting places that resembled representative assemblies with both clerical and common lay members. Thus, it adapted to new forms of public participation established by the reforms of national and local government in the first half of the nineteenth century. At the same time, the process amounted to an elitization, because a few representatives replaced of the congregation as a whole. It is also argued that parish churches in the eighteenth century functioned as general public forums with a number of other functions in addition to worship, such as being places of trade and festivities. This seems to change in the nineteenth century, when churches became more exclusively religious arenas. The transition can be seen in the context of new forms of participation in Church matters. Many clerics wanted greater participation by sections of the commoners, in order to strengthen control in moral and religious matters.

Public Participation in Cooperative Planning: A Local Tax Issue in Nagykanizsa, Hungary

1997 ◽  
Vol 552 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-85
Author(s):  
RITA PÁLVÖLGYI ◽  
ISTVÁN HERBAI
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Training Program ◽  
The Other ◽  
Planning Session ◽  
Cooperative Planning

This article presents, in the context of public participation, a case of cooperative planning, a practice that is still rather rare in Hungary. The Partners-Hungary Foundation arranged cooperative planning concerning a local tax issue in a medium-sized city in Hungary. The authors describe the program, the essence of the conflict, and the stakeholders. The foundation provided a training program to develop skills in cooperation. The article examines the course of the training, the process of the cooperative planning, and the proposals of the participants to resolve the conflict. The article reviews which proposals were adopted by the local government, how they were adopted, and the other outcomes of the cooperative planning session.

scholarly journals On the issue of the state and legal regulation of petty bourgeois' self-government in the Russian Empire

2019 ◽  
pp. 205-209
Author(s):  
Natal'ya N. Okutina
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Russian Empire ◽  
The State ◽  
Stages Of Development ◽  
Historical Experience ◽  
The Russian Empire ◽  
Class Nature

This article examines the formation and development of the petty bourgeois' self-government of the late 18th — the early 19th centuries. The author made an attempt to reveal the main stages of development of petty bourgeois' self-government in Russia within the framework of the proposed periodisation. The paper analyses the main legal acts and the changes they make to the legal regulation of the activities of the local government bodies within a certain historical framework. The author provides an analysis of the legal regulation of issues of an intra-class nature and the representation of members of petty-bourgeois corporations in local government and state bodies. On the basis of the conducted research, conclusions are drawn up on the need for further reform of the existing forms of public participation in solving local issues, taking into account historical experience.

scholarly journals The potential of mobile phones for increasing public participation in local government in South Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Thinyane ◽  
Ingrid Siebörger ◽  
Edward Reynell
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Current State ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Mobile Phone Usage ◽  
Ict For Development

This paper presents a critical discussion on the current use of technology and participation in local government. It discusses the rise in popularity of mobile devices, and how they have been used in ICT for development. The paper describes the results of a baseline study undertaken in a city within Makana Municipality in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, to empirically investigate how residents are currently using mobile phones and participating with local government around the area of service delivery. The findings illustrate the current state of mobile phone usage and capabilities, and the potential for using the mobile platform to increase participation in local government in South Africa. The paper also can be used to inform and guide project stakeholders on how best to implement m-participation strategies.

scholarly journals Revisiting the determinants of local government performance

Accounting ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 1751-1756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frida Magda Sumual ◽  
David Paul Elia Saerang ◽  
Herman Karamoy ◽  
Hendra N. Tawas
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Government Performance ◽  
Public Accountability ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Internal Control System

This present study intends to analyze the factors affecting the performance of the local government of North Sulawesi. The population of this study includes the members of the Regional People’s Representative Assembly and the leaders of Regional Apparatus Organizations managing the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD). Those Regional Apparatus Organizations include Education and Culture Office, Health Office, Regional Revenue Service, Tourism Office, Public Works Office, and Auditor Inspectorate of North Sulawesi Province. The sampling technique used is the saturated sampling technique. Data collection techniques employed consist of an interview, documentation study, and questionnaire dissemination. The analysis is conducted using Partial Least Square (PLS). Based on the analysis, we found that public participation has a significant effect on the transparency of financial management; the internal control system has a significant effect on local government performance; the internal control system has a significant effect on public accountability; the internal control system has a significant effect on the quality of financial reports, and public accountability has a significant effect on the performance of local governments. However, public participation has no significant effect on local government performance; public participation has no significant effect on public accountability; public participation has no significant effect on the quality of financial reports; the internal control system has no significant effect on financial management transparency; financial management transparency has no significant effect on local government performance, and the quality of financial reports has no significant effect on local government performance. This study also reveals that public accountability is the mediating variable between the internal control system and local government performance.

scholarly journals MobiSAM: Reflections from a four year case study using technology to increase public participation in local government in South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Thinyane ◽  
Ingrid Siebörger
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Community Based ◽  
System A ◽  
Communication Capacity ◽  
Education And Awareness ◽  
Awareness Raising

This paper reflects on a four year evaluation on the use of a mobile platform, MobiSAM, to support increased public participation in local government.  It describes the lessons learnt in the design, development and evaluation of the initiative.  MobiSAM uses a community based co-design methodology, emphasizing the importance of community’s voices throughout the design and evaluation of the project.  Attention is drawn to the education and awareness raising interventions undertaken in order to scaffold the deployment of the system.  A discussion of the findings of the project is also provided in order for other actors in the field to learn from MobiSAM’s successes and failures.  Special attention is focused on the political stability and communication capacity required to successfully undertake initiatives such as this.

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