Étiquette : english

  • France’s great debate : civic washing or real engagement ?

    This article was originally published on may 9, 2019, in the Civic Hall « Civicist » online journal. Since it is no longer available online (except on the web archive), I am publishing the text here. May 9, 2019 Two weeks ago Emmanuel Macron, the French president, announced the results of the “Grand Débat” or “Great Debate,”…

  • Yes, ‘govtech’ can change the way cities function | Citiscope

    This article was originally published on April 3rd, 2017, in the Citiscope online journal. Since it is no longer available, I am publishing its full text here. Original links to Citiscope articles were removed. This article is based on the « Urban crowdsourcing » research project conducted at Iddri. Yes, ‘govtech’ can change the way cities function.…