Citizen Participation in the Information Society : Comparing Participatory Channels in Urban Development.

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Linkages Between Citizen Participation, Digital Technology, and Urban Development -- Introduction -- E-participation and Citizen Engagement -- Key Concepts and Relationships -- The Extent and Impact of Citizen Participation -- Cities Adoption and Implementation of Innovations -- City and System Characteristics -- Research Design and Methodological Approach -- Summaries of Arguments and Findings -- References -- 2 Participation and Influence in Urban Development: Does City E-Participation Strategy Matter? -- Introduction -- E-Participation in a Multi-Channel Context -- City E-Participation Strategies -- E-Participation and Participation Divides -- Why City E-Participation Strategies Might Not Matter -- Methods and Data -- City E-Participatory Strategies -- Madrid -- Melbourne -- Oslo -- Findings -- How Local Activists Participate -- Combination of Different Participatory Channels -- Local Activists' Influence Over Urban Development -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Displacement and Citizen Participation: A Comparison of the Enactment of E-Participation Platforms in Oslo and Madrid -- Introduction -- Theoretical Perspectives -- The Danger of Displacement -- Enacting Technology -- The Importance of the Context -- The Inherent Logic of E-Participation Technology -- Data and Methods -- Findings -- Similar State-Civil Society Regimes… -- …Yet, Different Enactment of E-Participation Technologies -- Perception -- Design -- Implementation -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 4 Inside the Black Box: Perspectives and Attitudes of Civil Servants on Citizen Participation -- Introduction -- Factors Conditioning Civil Servants' Attitudes -- Rational of Case Selection and Research Methods -- Data Analysis.

Citizen Participation and Its Problems -- The Participatory Arrangements -- Communication Channels and Their Administrative Use -- Contacts with Stakeholders and Their Influence -- Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- 5 Citizen Participation and ICT for Urban Development in Oslo -- Introduction -- Universal Design and Accessibility as Catalysts for Citizen Participation -- Methodology -- Barriers and Opportunities for Promoting Citizen Participation in Urban Development -- Technology (ICT) and Social Media Usage -- Overall Accessibility and Usability of Participatory Platforms -- Awareness, Engagement and Participation -- Trust, Privacy and Responsiveness -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 Controlled and Responsive Interactivity: What Politicians and Bureaucrats in Oslo Say About Their Social Media Use, and What This Might Mean for Democracy -- Introduction -- Theory and Existing Research -- One-Way vs. Two-Way Communication -- Controlled vs. Responsive Interactivity -- Data and Methods -- Sampling and Interviewees -- Case Selection -- Inductive and Constructivist Approach to Expert-Interviews -- Findings -- Two-Way Communication -- Descriptions of Controlled Interactions -- Avoiding Discussions, Correcting Misinformation, and Censoring Harassment -- Setting Up Positive Feedback -- Descriptions of Responsive Interactions -- 'Listening in', and Asking for Opinions -- Responding to Questions and Complaints, Channelling Requests -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 E-gentrification: Digital Community Engagement, Urban Change and Digital Rights to the City -- Introduction -- Literature Review-The Social Imaginaries of Digital Community Engagement and Gentrification -- Digitalisation and Gentrification -- Neoliberal Urban Governance and Citizen Participation.

Theorising E-gentrification: Assemblage Thinking and the Relationships of Digital ICTs, Community Engagement and Gentrification -- Melbourne and Maribyrnong: Setting the Scene -- The Production of E-gentrification -- Creativity and Innovation -- Decision Making and Participation -- Discussion: E-gentrification and the Right to the Making of the City -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 The Impact of Digital Participation on Democratic Urban Governance -- Introduction -- E-Participation and Democracy -- Data and Methods -- Three Models of Urban E-Participation -- Oslo: E-Bricolage -- Melbourne: Digital Crowdsourcing -- Madrid: Online Direct Democracy -- Comparing the Models -- Inclusiveness -- Deliberation -- Popular Control -- Concluding Discussion -- References -- Correction to: Citizen Participation in the Information Society -- Correction to: S. Hovik et al. (eds.), Citizen Participation in the Information Society, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99940-7 -- Index.

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