Ana Maria Vargas Falla
Director of first and second cycle studies
Transformative Local Governments: Addressing Social Urban Challenges by Bringing People and Politics Together : Editorial
Author
Summary, in English
As the tier of government closest to people, local government plays a key role in answering local needs and aspirations. However, local governments are often under-resourced, leaving them inadequately responsive to many of these critical local demands. Moreover, accountability to their citizens, which is the core of a well-functioning local democracy, is often lacking because the necessary formal laws and informal norms do not enable citizens to influence the decision-making process in a collaborative, creative, and evidence-based process that promotes collective learning. Through innovative case study analyses from around the world, the 12 contributions in this thematic issue delve into the multifaceted ways in which local governments can bridge the gap between people and politics, offering innovative perspectives on participatory governance, co-creation, and collaborative decision-making for inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable cities. The cases showcase innovations and challenges in the urban environment, capturing different ways to bring people and politics together in an attempt to co-create solutions for a sustainable and resilient urban future. The insights provided by this plethora of cases provides lessons that can help revolutionise international, national, and local urban policy to empower local authorities and their local communities to address the increasingly urgent challenges faced by municipalities around the world, ensuring an inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable future for the generations to come.
Department/s
- Department of Sociology of Law
Publishing year
2024
Language
English
Publication/Series
Urban Planning
Volume
9
Document type
Journal article (comment)
Publisher
Cogitatio
Topic
- Other Social Sciences
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 2183-7635