Increasingly, local governments view transparency as a means of (re) connecting with a
citizenry that, by many accounts, has grown distant. By improving the public's access to …

Transparency is considered a key value for trustworthy governments. However, the effect of
transparency on citizens' trust across national cultures is overlooked in current research …

Despite the importance of government transparency to promote accountability and prevent
maladministration, empirical research has failed to produce proper tools to assess and …

Although the effect of government transparency on trust is heavily debated, our theoretical
and empirical understanding of this relationship is still limited. The basic assumption tested …

This article contributes to the growing body of literature on government transparency by
developing a model for studying the construction of transparency in interactions between …

The increased focus on marketizing mechanisms and contracting‐out operations following
the New Public Management reform agenda has sparked a debate on whether the close …

Contemporary social scientific scholarship is being transformed by the challenges
associated with the changing nature of, and responses to, questions of crime, security and …

Open data are currently a hot topic and are associated with realising ambitions such as a
more transparent and efficient government, solving societal problems, and increasing …

Government transparency is increasing worldwide and political rhetoric assumes a strong
positive relation between transparency and accountability. This chapter opens up the “black …

The objectives of open government data initiatives range from enhancing transparency and
accountability to increasing innovation and participation. However, there is a lack of …