| Title |
Democratic participation and smart city citizenship in emerging economies - Case of smart cities in India |
| ID_Doc |
36976 |
| Authors |
Waghmare, M |
| Title |
Democratic participation and smart city citizenship in emerging economies - Case of smart cities in India |
| Year |
2024 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.cities.2024.104910 |
| Abstract |
The paper argues that sustainable Smart Cities cannot be delivered by profit -driven visions, but through a process that integrates the diverse aptitudes and needs of the city stakeholders. The study uses mixed methods to examine democratic participation in governance and the emerging notion of Smart City Citizenship in the context of India. Benchmarking and assessment of 21 smart cities reveals the existing participatory processes being "tokenistic" and a substantial deficit in democratic stakeholder participation mechanisms. A deeper assessment in Kochi and Nagpur exposes the existing barriers to citizen participation and reveals that the capacities of capable stakeholders and citizen groups can be channelised more effectively. This study promotes advancing the notion of 'citizenship' beyond the market to the commons. It suggests transforming urban governance into a more accountable and collaborative governance model with a stronger role and power to local government, residents, and democratic stakeholders. |
| Author Keywords |
Democratic participation; Urban governance; Smart city citizenship; India; Mixed methods |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:001201758300001 |
| WoS Category |
Urban Studies |
| Research Area |
Urban Studies |
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