Community Participation and Civic Engagement in the Digital Era
Localizing Sustainable Development
Mudit Kumar Singh
Community Participation and Civic Engagement in the Digital Era
Localizing Sustainable Development
Mudit Kumar Singh
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Description
Understanding the challenges in research and practice of participation in the digital era, and the important role of local governance in achieving the sustainable development goals, Singh explores the complex relationship of community participation, social capital and social networks.
Putting the hype about e-governance into perspective, Mudit Singh does not only point to the socially structured, unevenly realized access to digital tools of citizen participation but also the continued importance of substantial decentralization and financial devolution.
It’s rare to find a book that so adeptly links important social policy, theories of democratic participatory governance, and sophisticated network analysis. Dr. Singh has managed to do all three, drawing on years of deep involvement in the field, this book is a gem that is sure to be a go-to resource for everyone working in this field.
Dr. Mudit Kumar Singh skillfully weaves together the threads of participatory governance, sustainable development, and digital engagement across local scales. His distinctive critical, interdisciplinary, mixed-methods approach makes an innovative contribution to public policy studies globally.
Mudit Kumar Singh is a Fulbright alumnus and currently a Visiting Research Fellow affiliated to Duke Network Analysis Center, Social Science Research Institute, Duke University, USA. Singh’s recent studies apply an evidence-based mix-method approach to explore linkages between social capital, social networks, and public participation in the context of small groups, local governance, and online platforms.