1st Edition

Civic Engagement, Community-Based Initiatives and Governance Capacity An International Perspective

288 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

288 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

288 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book intends to theoretically conceptualize and empirically investigate upcoming and established practices of community-based initiatives in various countries in which both citizens and governments join efforts and capacities to solve wicked issues. It aims to include and compare cases from various countries, departing from the notion that community-based initiatives take place in an... Read more
  1. Positioning and Conceptualising Community-Based Initiatives in Waves of Civic Engagement
  2. Jurian Edelenbos, Astrid Molenveld, Ingmar van Meerkerk, Patsy Healey and Anat Gofen

  3. Community-Based Initiatives and Their Contribution to Governance Capacity
  4. Astrid Molenveld, Jitske van Popering-Verkerk, Arwin van Buuren and Mike Duijn

  5. Citizen Innovation in Place Governance
  6. Patsy Healey

  7. Out of the Governance Capacity Comfort Zone: Noncompliant Community-Based Initiatives in Israel
  8. Anat Gofen

  9. Philanthropic Foundations in Community Benefit Agreements: Vital Partners or Third Wheels?
  10. Susan D. Phillips and Robyn Hoogendam

  11. From Protesters to Professionals: Governance Approaches and Capacities in the Antwerp Ring Road Struggles
  12. Suzanne Van Brussel and Beitske Boonstra

  13. The Relationship Between Government and Community-Based Initiatives: Experiences from Sharing Economy Initiatives in China
  14. Yanwei Li

  15. Challenges and Efforts Towards Local Governance Capacity Development in the Era of Austerity in Japan
  16. Kyoko Ohta

  17. Community-Based Initiatives in the Rust Belt: Collaborative Land Use Governance in a Shrinking City
  18. Mattijs van Maasakkers and Nancy Bowen-Ellzey

  19. Community Renewable Energy and Collaborative Governance: Social Entrepreneurialism at the Local Level in Australia
  20. Giorel Curran

  21. Tying the Community and Administration for Success? Unravelling the Role of Governance Capacity in the Performance of Community-Based Initiatives
  22. Malika Igalla and José Nederhand

  23. Cross-Case Findings and Conclusions: CBI Motivations and Mechanisms Enhancing Governance Capacity

         Ingmar van Meerkerk, Jurian Edelenbos and Astrid Molenveld

Biography

Jurian Edelenbos is Professor of Interactive Governance, Department of Public Administration & Sociology, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Astrid Molenveld is Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration & Sociology, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Ingmar van Meerkerk is Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration & Sociology, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.