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Disruptive Methods in Participation and Governance - the case of Participatory ...

Participatory processes are increasingly employed by governments to explore new opportunities for democratic citizen engagement. These processes go beyond voting, and allow citizens and other stakeholders (e.g. civil society organizations, governments, academia, and/or businesses) to take part in...

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What is disruptive technology?

The term ’disruptive technology’ is often framed in glowing terms, along with utopian promises from a market-centred ‘Silicon Valley’ perspective. Under this lens, disruptive technology is about upending existing business models and power structures, with the suggestion that this disruption benef...