Cities all over the world are setting ambitious targets of achieving zero carbon emissions
and 100% renewable energy in the near future. Such energy transitions are highly complex …

The study of democratic innovations has long been situated in the deliberative paradigm.
Today, however, a new scholarly generation conceptualizes democratic innovations from …

Recent years have seen a “wave” of national climate assemblies, which bring together
randomly‐selected citizens to deliberate and make recommendations on aspects of the …

This symposium examines the challenges and opportunities of recent efforts at embedding
participatory governance. It draws together original research that engages theoretically and …

Community development often involves organizing participatory decision-making processes.
The challenge is for this to be meaningful. Participatory decision-making has the potential to …

Agonistic Democracy explores how theoretical concepts from agonistic democracy can
inform institutional design in order to mediate conflict in multicultural, pluralist societies …

Public administration is the largest part of the democratic state and a key consideration in
understanding its legitimacy. Despite this, democratic theory is notoriously quiet about public …

The regeneration of old residential communities in China is one of the most important tasks
in urban renewal. In recent years, distinctive models and pathways have emerged in the …

Smart sustainable cities (SSC) tend to utilise technology to promote themselves by involving
their citizens in urban development. Several cities around the world have adopted the “smart …

Water extraction is fundamentally altering many of the world's rivers, floodplains and
wetlands, while drying trends intensify competition for water resources. Climate change is …