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		<title>Civic Tech and Government Responsiveness</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2015/11/22/civic-tech-and-government-responsiveness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2015 15:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those interested in tech-based citizen reporting tools (such as FixMyStreet, SeeClickFix), here&#8217;s a recent interview of mine with Jeffrey Peel (Citizen 2015) in which I discuss some of our recent research in the area. &#160;<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=1132&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>What shapes citizens’ evaluations of their public  officials’ accountability?  Evidence from local Ethiopia</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/08/24/what-shapes-citizens-evaluations-of-their-public-officials-accountability-evidence-from-local-ethiopia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2013 14:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[accountability]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sebastian Jilke]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I just came across an interesting paper by Sebastian Jilke&#160;published in Public Administration and Development.&#160;on the effects of access to information and participatory planning on citizens&#8217; perception of local public officials. Below the summary of the paper: In this &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/08/24/what-shapes-citizens-evaluations-of-their-public-officials-accountability-evidence-from-local-ethiopia/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=829&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>August 2013 Higher Education Engagement News</title>
		<link>http://civicstudies.org/2013/08/11/august-2013-higher-education-engagement-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2013 16:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry Boyte]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To subscribe to these updates via email, please write boyte001@umn.edu. Higher Education Engagement News is a periodic newsletter that responds to the request from many people for continuing updates and information about initiatives and groups associated with the American Commonwealth &#8230; <a href="http://civicstudies.org/2013/08/11/august-2013-higher-education-engagement-news/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Citizen Engagement Improves Access to Public Goods in Mexico</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/06/13/citizen-engagement-improves-access-to-public-goods-in-mexico/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[accountability]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[evaluation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Open Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[participatory democracy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[public goods]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[representation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A paper recently published in&#160;World Development brings new and fascinating evidence from Mexico of the impact of participatory governance mechanisms on access to services. Below are a few excerpts from the paper by Diaz-Cayeros, Malagoni, and Ruiz-Euler &#8220;Traditional Governance, Citizen &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/06/13/citizen-engagement-improves-access-to-public-goods-in-mexico/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=759&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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