How effective is citizen and public participation in the energy transition? This question has been explored in numerous case studies—with varying results. But what broader insights emerge when these ...

Our representative democracy rests on a basic principle: The people have a right to participate in decisions that affect them. The League of Women Voters of Kentucky is concerned by any weakening of ...

Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and ...

Today more than ever we need to safeguard one of the cornerstones of sustainable urban development: citizen participation in urban planning processes. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 11.3 ...

Jeanne Olson arrived in Alaska in 1977 with the Air Force, where she worked as an aircraft maintenance specialist at Elmendorf Air Force Base. She went on to earn a biology degree from the University ...

Rwanda Governance Board (RGB) chief executive Doris Picard Uwicyeza has raised concerns over a decline in citizen participation in community activities, warning that reduced engagement could slow the ...