Citizen Participation in Local Governance: An Urban-Rural Perspective

Karl Peter Kössler; E Schläppi

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-99824-9

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Citizen Participation in Local Governance: An Urban-Rural Perspective

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Citizen Participation in Local Governance: An Urban-Rural Perspective

Karl Peter Kössler and E Schläppi

Local and Urban Governance, Springer

2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-99824-9

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This is an Open access book. It provides a comparative and multidisciplinary analysis of public participation in local governance. The volume stands out with three essential features. First, the comparative research reflected in the volume has a global geographical scope because it is the outcome of a Horizon 2020 project involving 18 partners from six continents. Therefore, it includes highly topical and so far under-researched case studies beyond just the European continent. Secondly, we look at the above-mentioned topics from a timely urban-rural perspective, as the ultimate aim is to explore the impact of the phenomenon of urbanisation on local governments and the response of urban and rural municipalities. Thirdly, the book focuses within broader research concerning public participation in local governance on several specific topics that have been revealed by our project as particularly relevant. These include people’s participation in local development and planning, their involvement regarding large-scale projects, participatory budgeting, as well as the promises and pitfalls of digital participation.

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Title: Citizen Participation in Local Governance: An Urban-Rural Perspective
Creators: Karl Peter Kössler
E Schläppi
Series / Volume: Local and Urban Governance
Publisher: Springer
Cham
Number of pages: VIII, 317
Identifiers: 9783031998232
(EURAC)31239844
991007227687101241
Copyright: © Eurac Research 2026 Open Access. This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this book are included in the book's Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the book's Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Academic Unit: Institute for Comparative Federalism
Language: English
Resource Type: Edited book
Description coverage: none
Description audience: Scientific
Local Fields: Scientific
Author Names String: Kössler K, Schläppi E

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