Trull, Andrew, de Guerre, Donald W., Séguin, Daniel and Pace, Alicia (2009) Participative democracy in municipal governance: Managing politics and navigating change. Project Report. Centre for Human Relations & Community Studies, Montreal. (Unpublished)
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Abstract
As one part of a larger project exploring participative democratic forms of municipal governance, this paper will
report an organizational intervention designed to create a more collaborative, participative democratic city
management. A Directors Working Conference (DWC) designed to empower city managers is examined through a
series of follow‐up interviews with participating managers. A total of 10 interviews were conducted, transcribed and
coded to synthesize the most common themes. Included is a discussion of the external and internal challenges facing
city managers in the current, turbulent socio‐ecological environment.
| Divisions: | Concordia University > Research Units > Centre for Human Relations and Community Studies |
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| Item Type: | Monograph (Project Report) |
| Authors: | Trull, Andrew and de Guerre, Donald W. and Séguin, Daniel and Pace, Alicia |
| Corporate Authors: | Centre for Human Relations & Community Studies |
| Institution: | Concordia University |
| Program: | Centre for Human Relations & Community Studies |
| Date: | 15 May 2009 |
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| Keywords: | Participative Democracy, Strategic Planning, Organization Design, Open Systems Theory, Municipalities |
| ID Code: | 6432 |
| Deposited By: | Rosemary Reilly |
| Deposited On: | 20 Nov 2009 20:00 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jan 2018 16:32 |
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| Additional Information: | This action research project was conducted in partnership with a major municipality in Ontario and members of the Centre for Human Relations & Community Studies of Concordia University. |
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