How the General Public Appraises Contributory Citizen Science: Factors that Affect Participation
Understanding the factors that affect participation plays a crucial role in the success of any contributory citizen science project. We focus our study on the general public, who most likely have not participated in citizen science before, since they ...
Khoi Manh Ngo +2 more
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Analytical framework for researching citizen participation in the era of e-democracy [PDF]
Universal access to new technologies influences citizen participation, and its growth is recognised as one of the most important goals of electronic democracy. Apart from presenting the most important approaches to citizen participation in the context of
Izabela Kapsa
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Sense of community and citizen participation in neighborhood council in Iran [PDF]
This paper was explored to understand the effects of sense of community on citizen participation in Neighborhood Councils of Tehran city, Iran. There is a variation in study results regarding citizen participation, therefore understanding the effective ...
Abu Samah, Bahaman +2 more
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Citizen Participation and Transparency in Local Government: Do Participation Channels and Policy Making Phases Matter? [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between citizen engagement in various public participation programs and the participants’ assessment of transparency in local government.
Kim, Soonhee, Lee, Jooho
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Optimizing the Role of ICT and Citizen Participation: Analysis of Smart City Governance Implementation in Jakarta, Indonesia and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [PDF]
The implementation of Smart City Governance (SCG) in Southeast Asia has gained attention as a way to improve urban life by integrating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and citizen participation. This study examines the implementation of SCG
Mutiarin Dyah, Lawelai Herman
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Conceptual Frameworks for Building Online Citizen Science Projects [PDF]
In recent years, citizen science has grown in popularity due to a number of reasons, including the emphasis on informal learning and creativity potential associated with these initiatives.
Darlington, John, Yadav, Poonam
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The relationship between sense of community (SOC) and citizen participation has been extensively studied in community psychology. Connecting Social Representations and SOC theory, this study explored the lay meanings of citizen participation and its ...
Alessia Rochira +3 more
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Scientists@Home: what drives the quantity and quality of online citizen science participation? [PDF]
Online citizen science offers a low-cost way to strengthen the infrastructure for scientific research and engage members of the public in science. As the sustainability of online citizen science projects depends on volunteers who contribute their skills,
Oded Nov, Ofer Arazy, David Anderson
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Citizen science projects are designed to encourage involvement of the public with science. Understanding demographics of participants and factors that motivate or create barriers to participation are central in ensuring citizen science is effective ...
John Terenzini +2 more
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Democratization beyond the post-democratic turn: towards a research agenda on new conceptions of citizen participation [PDF]
Following extensive debates about post-democracy and post-politics, scholarly attention has shifted to conceptualizing the ongoing transformation of democracy.
Blühdorn, Ingolfur, Butzlaff, Felix
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