The term 'wicked problems' is today widely used in the sustainability literature, but there is
no consensus on its theoretical underpinnings or its utility for research. This paper reports on …

This literature review has focused on smart governance as an emerging domain of study that
attracts significant scientific and policy attention. More specifically, this paper aims to provide …

Although of high relevance to political science, the interaction between technological
change and political change in the era of Big Data remains somewhat of a neglected topic …

This study investigates two competing opinions regarding the role of social media platforms
in partisan polarization. The “echo chambers” view focuses on the highly fragmented …

Big data is being implemented with success in the private sector and science. Yet the public
sector seems to be falling behind, despite the potential value of big data for government …

Tourism development perspectives and land use planning often intersect in sustainable
tourism management. However, the promised (advertised) sustainability and concrete …

People are more and more using social media to express themselves about the different
services that their governments are delivering. They can either provide positive or negative …

Democratic governments maintain their legitimacy by answering demands to solve societal
problems, thus continuously adopting and implementing new policies, programs, and …

A growing body of research has explored the emergence of new digital forms of public
accountability. Studies in this area show how digital technologies are equipped to support …

What is the state of the research on crowdsourcing for policymaking? This article begins to
answer this question by collecting, categorizing, and situating an extensive body of the …