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The democratic anchorage of governance networks in smart cities: an empirical assessment

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  • Giorgia Nesti
  • Paolo Roberto Graziano

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The paper addresses the problem of democratic legitimacy of smart cities as a system of governance networks. Using data collected during a 2-year research project, such as the qualitative analysis of reports and documents and semi-structured interviews with key informants, the paper elaborates an Index of Democratic Smart Governance and applies it to four European smart cities: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Turin, and Vienna. Results show that smart cities are anchored in principles of democratic representation, but the link between political institutions and the general public is not entirely developed due to the lack of mechanisms truly fostering citizens’ participation and voicing.

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  • Giorgia Nesti & Paolo Roberto Graziano, 2020. "The democratic anchorage of governance networks in smart cities: an empirical assessment," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(5), pages 648-667, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpxmxx:v:22:y:2020:i:5:p:648-667
    DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2019.1588355
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    1. Mora, Luca & Gerli, Paolo & Ardito, Lorenzo & Messeni Petruzzelli, Antonio, 2023. "Smart city governance from an innovation management perspective: Theoretical framing, review of current practices, and future research agenda," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 123(C).
    2. Raquel Pérez‐delHoyo & Higinio Mora & José Manuel Nolasco‐Vidal & Rubén Abad‐Ortiz & Rafael A. Mollá‐Sirvent, 2021. "Addressing new challenges in smart urban planning using Information and Communication Technologies," Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 38(3), pages 342-354, May.
    3. David E. Mills & Iman Izadgoshasb & Steven G. Pudney, 2021. "Smart City Collaboration: A Review and an Agenda for Establishing Sustainable Collaboration," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-16, August.

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