Abstract
in particular focusing on the past two decades when local government systems
have been the focus of intense reform. The paper considers the extent to which
contemporary views of participatory governance have taken root at local and sublocal
levels and concludes that despite reforms intended to engage local citizens
more in local government activity, citizen participation has yet to develop
significantly into arrangements that reach the level of participatory governance. It
also argues that for participatory governance to be further developed, leadership
may often have to come from organisations outside institutional local government
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 44-60 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
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From Citizen Participation to Participatory Governance in Australian Local Government. / Aulich, Chris.
In: Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, No. 2, 2009, p. 44-60.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - From Citizen Participation to Participatory Governance in Australian Local Government
AU - Aulich, Chris
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This paper identifies types of citizen participation in local government in Australia,in particular focusing on the past two decades when local government systemshave been the focus of intense reform. The paper considers the extent to whichcontemporary views of participatory governance have taken root at local and sublocallevels and concludes that despite reforms intended to engage local citizensmore in local government activity, citizen participation has yet to developsignificantly into arrangements that reach the level of participatory governance. Italso argues that for participatory governance to be further developed, leadershipmay often have to come from organisations outside institutional local government
AB - This paper identifies types of citizen participation in local government in Australia,in particular focusing on the past two decades when local government systemshave been the focus of intense reform. The paper considers the extent to whichcontemporary views of participatory governance have taken root at local and sublocallevels and concludes that despite reforms intended to engage local citizensmore in local government activity, citizen participation has yet to developsignificantly into arrangements that reach the level of participatory governance. Italso argues that for participatory governance to be further developed, leadershipmay often have to come from organisations outside institutional local government
M3 - Article
SP - 44
EP - 60
JO - Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance
JF - Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance
SN - 1836-0394
IS - 2
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