A5084778347- E-Government and Public Services
- Public Policy and Administration Research
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Social Media and Politics
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Information Systems Theories and Implementation
- Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
- Regulation and Compliance Studies
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
- Local Government Finance and Decentralization
- Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting
- Open Source Software Innovations
- European Union Policy and Governance
- Dutch Social and Cultural Studies
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Digital and Traditional Archives Management
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Business Process Modeling and Analysis
- Policing Practices and Perceptions
- Corruption and Economic Development
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
Utrecht University
2016-2025
University of Stirling
2018-2023
Institute on Governance
2019-2021
Tokyo University of Information Sciences
2020
The University of Tokyo
2020
Trinity College Dublin
2008-2018
Victoria University of Wellington
2018
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
2018
Korea University
2018
University at Albany, State University of New York
2018
The new media have been argued to strengthen the coproduction of safety by reducing costs interactions between government and citizens providing communicative potential. Does that lead relevant additional input from in police work? Or are preexisting reproduced online? This empirical study practices Netherlands shows indeed enabling reach more contact them 24/7. build connections citizens: mediated citizen networks form an important addition offline networks. reduced most a situation where...
The term open government is often used to describe initiatives of putting information on the Internet. This conceptualization too restricted since not only about openness in informational terms ( vision) but also interactive voice). On basis an analysis 103 articles, this article provides insight into concepts openness, transparency and participation, their interactions, manner which they have been discussed literature. shows differences similarities between economic, political science legal...
Although the effect of government transparency on trust is heavily debated, our theoretical and empirical understanding this relationship still limited. The basic assumption tested in article whether leads to higher levels perceived trustworthiness. This uses theories from social psychology advance effects mechanism between trustworthiness a organization. Based these theories, we propose two alternative hypotheses: (1) general predisposition government, (2) prior knowledge about specific...
This article contributes to the growing body of literature on government transparency by developing a model for studying construction in interactions between governments and stakeholders. Building theories about complex decision making, heuristic is developed that consists strategic, cognitive, an institutional perspective. To test model's value, it applied two empirical cases: Dutch schools Council European Union. Applying school case provides insights into connection introduction...
Proponents and opponents fiercely debate whether computer-mediated transparency has a positive effect on trust in the public sector. This article enhances our understanding of by presenting three perspectives: premodern, modern post-modern perspective, analyzing basic assumptions these perspectives about transparency. The analysis shows that proponents have perspective societal change: gives people better information thus contributes to rationalization society. Opponents argue from premodern...
This literature review illuminates the conceptualization of predictive policing, and also its potential realized benefits drawbacks. The shows a discrepancy between considerable attention for drawbacks policing in literature, empirical evidence that is available. provides little support claimed policing. Whereas some studies conclude strategies lead to decrease crime, others find no effect. At same time, there at all We current thrust initiatives based on convincing arguments anecdotal...
This paper presents a comprehensive overview of the literature on types, effects, conditions and user Open Government Data (OGD). The review analyses 101 academic studies about OGD which discuss at least one four factors utilization: different types utilization, effects key conditions, users. Our analysis shows that majority focus provisions while assuming, but not empirically testing, various forms utilization. synthesizes hypothesized relations in multi-dimensional framework Based we...
This paper presents a systematic review of the literature on smart governance, defined as technology-enabled collaboration between citizens and local governments to advance sustainable development. The lack empirical evidence positive outcomes cities/smart governance motivated us conduct this study. Our findings show that for alleged sustainability benefits is sparse. In addition, emerging picture ambiguous in it reports both negative effects respect achievements governance. study identifies...
Abstract Social media use has become increasingly popular among police forces. The literature suggests that social can increase perceived legitimacy by enabling transparency and participation. Employing data from a large representative survey of Dutch citizens ( N = 4,492) , this article tests whether how affects for major platform, Twitter. A negligible number engage online with the police, thus findings reveal no positive relationship between participation legitimacy. shows enhancing...
Does enhanced transparency, through the Internet, boost legitimacy of EU? In this paper we present a critical perspective on assumptions underlying relation between transparency and legitimacy. We reconstruct three from EU
Research on and practical attention for the coproduction of public services is increasing. Coproduction seen as a way to strengthen quality legitimacy service reduce costs. Scholarship repeatedly ignores role new media. This surprising since many proponents highlight its potential changing traditional, government‐centric approaches delivering services. article shows that digital communities form an important addition provision they foster both exchange experiential information...
The attention for Smart governance, a key aspect of cities, is growing, but our conceptual understanding it still limited. This article fills this gap in by exploring the concept governance both theoretically and empirically developing research model governance. On basis systematic review literature defining elements, aspired outcomes implementation strategies are identified as dimensions Inductively, we identify various categories within these variables. were presented to sample...
There are three issues that crucial to advancing our academic understanding of smart cities: (1) contextual conditions, (2) governance models, and (3) the assessment public value. A brief review recent literature analysis included papers provide support for assumption cities cannot simply copy good practices but must develop approaches fit their own situation ( contingency) concord with organization in terms broader strategies, human resource policies, information so on configuration)....
Social interactions in every domain of human activity are transformed through the use new media. This study provides a preliminary assessment value media for co-production between government and (communities of) citizens. article analyzes innovative practices Netherlands usage to support coproduction safety facilitate public service support. The results qualitative research show that both forms provide governments citizens but they differ their strengthening citizen communities....
Open government data are claimed to contribute transparency, citizen participation, collaboration, economic and public service development. From an innovation perspective, we explore the current gap between promise practice of open data. Based on Strategic Niche Management (SNM), identify different phases in process. This study uses a living lab province Netherlands stimulate provision use for collaborative processes analyses mechanisms that condition success this The results based six...
This article presents an analysis of the history government transparency over past 250 years. While this is to a certain extent specific The Netherlands, will also identify more general patterns that are arguably relevant development in other Western countries. overview highlights how, when, and why was conceived as cornerstone representative democracy allow people monitor their representatives evolved into fundament participatory allows participate public domain.
This article contributes to the growing body of literature within public management on open government data by taking a political perspective. We argue that are strategic resource organizations and therefore not likely share it. develop an analytical framework for studying politics data, based theories responses institutional processes, transparency, data. The shows there can be different organizational data—varying from conformity active resistance—and antecedents influence these responses....