This paper investigates the role of gender bias in artificial intelligence-driven analyses of citizen participation, using data from the 2023 Latinobarómetro Survey. The paper proposes that gender bias-whether societal, data driven, or algorithmic-significantly affects civic engagement. Using...

Purpose - This paper explores how COVID-19 has impacted the shift from public participation by conventional means to e-participation. Specifically, we investigated to what extent COVID-19 has been a driver for electronic participation in community participatory budgeting, which is a kind of...

The Local Development Councils (LDCs) feature a significant participatory governance function in local policy development, as local government units (LGUs) are mandated to constitute LDCs with members from civil society organizations (CSOs). While the Department of the Interior and Local...

Sustainability and participation have become two priorities of urban policies. They are usually considered perfectly synergistic, but they are not. This chapter aims to disentangle the imbroglio of sustainability coupled with participatory processes in the theory and practice of urban planning...

Community participation in an environmental corporate social responsibility (CSR) project can help business enterprises effectively develop projects that respond to the actual demands of the community and effectively utilize a firm's resources. This study aims to investigate factors that affect...

This article provides a comparative analysis of the main parameters of the 2025 state budget with those of neighboring countries. It examines the structural and trend analysis of budget revenue sources and expenditures while also evaluating the expectations of consumers, businesses, and state...

Corruption is the great disease of government. It undermines the efficiency of the public sector in many countries around the world. We experimentally study civic engagement (CE) as a constraint on corruption when incentives are stacked against providing CE. We show that CE is powerful in...

The redevelopment process of the Santiago Square in Cáceres was chosen as one of 30 exemplary practices embodying high-quality architectural principles in Europe, thanks to its participative decision making process. The process exemplifies the values promoted by the New European Bauhaus and...

The redevelopment process of the Santiago Square in Cáceres was chosen as one of 30 exemplary practices embodying high-quality architectural principles in Europe, thanks to its participative decision making process. The process exemplifies the values promoted by the New European Bauhaus and...

Digital transformation has become a topic of interest since public institutions digitalize their processes to improve efficiency, while citizens wish to solve their issues through online platforms. Even if this topic is a priority, the Digital Economy and Society Index reveals that digital...

The concept of resilience has gained significant prominence across various disciplines, particularly in the context of regional development. Specifically, the Social Responsibility of Local Public Administrations (SRLPA) may play a significant role in fostering resilient territories. This study...

Women's political participation is essential for robust democratic governance. Despite significant historical progress, women around the world continue to be marginalized in politics and decision-making processes due to persistent structural, cultural, and institutional inequalities. In times of...

Achieving a citizen-centred and inclusive energy transition requires harnessing affordable and clean energy solutions while facilitating the active participation of consumers in line with the aims of the European Green Deal. The 15 EU-funded projects featured in this CORDIS Results Pack are...

Cities and regions are at the heart of the so-called ''deliberative wave'', with many of them developing initiatives aiming at engaging citizens in participatory and deliberative practices. Since March 2016, the CoR has been active in the Reflecting on Europe/Future of Europe campaign, providing...

This report provides an analysis of citizen engagement for knowledge valorisation practices, drawing on 60 selected case studies from 37 countries, across the EU and internationally. The report describes the benefits of participatory processes and explores key elements for successful...

Energy system models are important tools to guide our understanding of current and future carbon dioxide emissions as well as to inform strategies for emissions reduction. These models offer a vital evidence base that increasingly underpins energy and climate policies in many countries. In light...

Es ist eine Herausforderung und häufig noch eine methodische Leerstelle in Beteiligungsprozessen, wie unterschiedliches Wissen zusammengeführt und der Stand der Diskussion aufgearbeitet und geteilt werden kann. In diesem Paper zeigen wir auf, wie die Methode der Argumentationskartierung dazu...

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between citizen participation and the level of trust in government's decisions and policies; as well as examining the impact of disclosure of information on the level of citizens' engagement with governments' projects. In...

The processes involved in the sustainable development goals (SDGs) localization, sustainable rural development (SRD), and the use of public participation to support the achievement of the SDGs have gained importance in recent years. The aim of this article is to analyze the solution created by...

The present paper aims to determine what factors affect the success of participatory budgets in Polish cities and what factors affect the size of these budgets. The study covered all 66 cities with powiat rights from 2016 to 2021. A panel data model was used. The first research hypothesis states...

Achieving a citizen-centred and inclusive energy transition requires harnessing affordable and clean energy solutions while facilitating the active participation of consumers in line with the aims of the European Green Deal. The 15 EU-funded projects featured in this CORDIS Results Pack are...

The focus of this study is citizens' views on communications by public institutions. It builds upon the previous work of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission that examined the relationship between online technologies and political behaviour, as well as that of values and...

Countries worldwide are implementing GovTech reforms to modernize the public sector and achieve better performance while responding to citizens' needs. At its core, GovTech represents a whole-of-government approach to public sector modernization, which emphasizes three critical aspects: (i)...

Citizen engagement is critical to achieving an effective devolution process. The success of devolution in delivering good quality services in Kenya is inextricably linked to the extent to which counties provide their citizens with adequate information on budgets and service delivery performance,...

This paper explores the vital contributions of indigenous knowledge and practices among home-based women entrepreneurs in Pakistan, emphasizing their role in fostering sustainability across generations. Through a qualitative approach, the study involved fifty-six semi-structured interviews with...