Participatory governance is a feasible method in the context of a need for effective governance.With the introduction of participatory governance,the focus has shifted to how to empower.A comparative study of two case...Participatory governance is a feasible method in the context of a need for effective governance.With the introduction of participatory governance,the focus has shifted to how to empower.A comparative study of two cases in this paper finds that full empowerment is the key to effective governance in participatory governance.Full empowerment can motivate a community to participate through the empower of rights and resources and can improve community participation capacity through the introduction of technical services.The full empowerment encourages a community to undertake its due responsibility and thus forms a mechanism of the simultaneous downward shift of right and responsibility;the refined technical services enhance community participation capacity and thus develop the mechanism of self-management and adaptation,and the interactions between multiple agents produces a coordinating mechanism for government empowerment and community acceptance.展开更多
Risk governance is a widely used framework in natural and societal risk management research.Risks from natural hazards in urban areas call for the establishment of rigorous and participatory urban risk governance.In t...Risk governance is a widely used framework in natural and societal risk management research.Risks from natural hazards in urban areas call for the establishment of rigorous and participatory urban risk governance.In this study,we examined participatory risk governance(PRG)of flood risk management(FRM)in Seoul,South Korea.We conducted key informant interviews and implemented a survey with citizens,to explore perceptions of flood risks and risk management,and to examine prospects for improving PRG in Seoul.We found a gap between the perceptions of key informants and citizens.Key informants believed that citizens'low awareness of flood risks hinders PRG.Yet our research found that citizens'risk awareness was not low,and risk awareness may not be the main barrier to participation in PRG.Instead,we found that citizens lacked knowledge of FRM actions,and they assigned government bodies a high level of responsibility for FRM,compared to the level of responsibility that citizens assigned to themselves.Moreover,the actors involved in FRM tended not to trust each other,which implies a lack of mutual understanding.To increase the eff ectiveness of PRG,we suggest a polycentric governance structure anchored by a leading actor group,and active promotion of the participation of actors at multiple levels of governance.Communication between government and citizen participants,designed to foster improved understanding and recognition of one another's roles and contributions to FRM,will enhance trust and improve the implementation of PRG in Seoul.展开更多
Rural areas are steadily being marginalised in a global economy where‘core/periphery’models of development are dominant.To overcome this,rural areas have experimented with decentralised governance.However,this proce...Rural areas are steadily being marginalised in a global economy where‘core/periphery’models of development are dominant.To overcome this,rural areas have experimented with decentralised governance.However,this process is fraught with political,fiscal,and institutional difficulties.These often revolve around transparency and accountability issues and low participation rates.Blockchain technology could act as a social innovation to overcome issues in decentralised governance,and rural areas could even prove to be a fertile environment for future innovation.In this conceptual paper,the potential of blockchain technology is theoretically positioned in regional development discourses.After exploring how blockchain could be applied to rural governance and the barriers it needs to overcome to reach mass adoption,a new distributed model of governance is suggested.展开更多
基金supported by the Project of the National Social Science Fund of China:Research on the Reduction and Governance of Poverty in Western Ethnic Areas(Project No.17BSH005)。
文摘Participatory governance is a feasible method in the context of a need for effective governance.With the introduction of participatory governance,the focus has shifted to how to empower.A comparative study of two cases in this paper finds that full empowerment is the key to effective governance in participatory governance.Full empowerment can motivate a community to participate through the empower of rights and resources and can improve community participation capacity through the introduction of technical services.The full empowerment encourages a community to undertake its due responsibility and thus forms a mechanism of the simultaneous downward shift of right and responsibility;the refined technical services enhance community participation capacity and thus develop the mechanism of self-management and adaptation,and the interactions between multiple agents produces a coordinating mechanism for government empowerment and community acceptance.
基金provided by the University of Arizona School of Geography,Development and Environment,Graduate and Professional Student Council,and Global Change Graduate Interdisciplinary Program。
文摘Risk governance is a widely used framework in natural and societal risk management research.Risks from natural hazards in urban areas call for the establishment of rigorous and participatory urban risk governance.In this study,we examined participatory risk governance(PRG)of flood risk management(FRM)in Seoul,South Korea.We conducted key informant interviews and implemented a survey with citizens,to explore perceptions of flood risks and risk management,and to examine prospects for improving PRG in Seoul.We found a gap between the perceptions of key informants and citizens.Key informants believed that citizens'low awareness of flood risks hinders PRG.Yet our research found that citizens'risk awareness was not low,and risk awareness may not be the main barrier to participation in PRG.Instead,we found that citizens lacked knowledge of FRM actions,and they assigned government bodies a high level of responsibility for FRM,compared to the level of responsibility that citizens assigned to themselves.Moreover,the actors involved in FRM tended not to trust each other,which implies a lack of mutual understanding.To increase the eff ectiveness of PRG,we suggest a polycentric governance structure anchored by a leading actor group,and active promotion of the participation of actors at multiple levels of governance.Communication between government and citizen participants,designed to foster improved understanding and recognition of one another's roles and contributions to FRM,will enhance trust and improve the implementation of PRG in Seoul.
基金This work was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council[grant number ES/J500082/1]and Research England.
文摘Rural areas are steadily being marginalised in a global economy where‘core/periphery’models of development are dominant.To overcome this,rural areas have experimented with decentralised governance.However,this process is fraught with political,fiscal,and institutional difficulties.These often revolve around transparency and accountability issues and low participation rates.Blockchain technology could act as a social innovation to overcome issues in decentralised governance,and rural areas could even prove to be a fertile environment for future innovation.In this conceptual paper,the potential of blockchain technology is theoretically positioned in regional development discourses.After exploring how blockchain could be applied to rural governance and the barriers it needs to overcome to reach mass adoption,a new distributed model of governance is suggested.