Julia Plessing
Biographic Data
| ID | 4248213 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julia Plessing |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julia |
| FAMILY NAME | Plessing |
| SIGNATURE | PLESSING J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Johannesburg |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sozial-ökologische Transformation mit dem Deutsch-Französischen Zukunftswerk: Transnational, transdisziplinär, bottom-up
Durch deutsch-französischen Dialog die sozial-ökologische Transformation auf kommunaler Ebene voranzubringen, das ist das Anliegen des Deutsch-Französischen Zukunftswerks. Denn Fragen des Klimaschutzes, der Resilienz und der nachhaltigen Stadtentwicklung stellen sich transnational. Und auf beiden Seiten der Grenze ist es den Kommunen wichtig, zentralstaatliche Barrieren abzubauen und eine effektive Förderung einzufordern. Darüber hinaus gibt es v…
Shifting the South African media diversity debate from the stick to the carrot: Lessons from Scandinavia, Latin America and West Africa
More than 20 years into democracy, the South African media landscape, although free and moderately pluralistic, still does not represent fairly the diversity of viewpoints held in the country. Yet, the South African media debate on transformation has been dominated by the ANC’s continued focus on media accountability. This has silenced a more constructive debate on how to foster media diversity. In the wake of a review of the MDDA (Media Developm…
Challenging Elite Understandings of Citizen Participation in South Africa
This paper explores why official participation mechanisms and donor induced participation programmes do not work for ordinary citizens to make their voices heard in local governance. Referring to the South African context, it is argued firstly, that, as technologies of governance, participatory mechanisms do not increase local democracy because they are not designed to do so. Where democratic participation seeks to increase citizens' influence in…
Challenging Elite Understandings of Citizen Participation in South Africa
This paper explores why official participation mechanisms and donor induced participation programmes do not work for ordinary citizens to make their voices heard in local governance. Referring to the South African context, it is argued firstly, that, as technologies of governance, participatory mechanisms do not increase local democracy because they are not designed to do so. Where democratic participation seeks to increase citizens' influence in…
Shifting the South African media diversity debate from the stick to the carrot: Lessons from Scandinavia, Latin America and West Africa
More than 20 years into democracy, the South African media landscape, although free and moderately pluralistic, still does not represent fairly the diversity of viewpoints held in the country. Yet, the South African media debate on transformation has been dominated by the ANC’s continued focus on media accountability. This has silenced a more constructive debate on how to foster media diversity. In the wake of a review of the MDDA (Media Developm…
Challenging Elite Understandings of Citizen Participation in South Africa
This paper explores why official participation mechanisms and donor induced participation programmes do not work for ordinary citizens to make their voices heard in local governance. Referring to the South African context, it is argued firstly, that, as technologies of governance, participatory mechanisms do not increase local democracy because they are not designed to do so. Where democratic participation seeks to increase citizens' influence in…
Sozial-ökologische Transformation mit dem Deutsch-Französischen Zukunftswerk: Transnational, transdisziplinär, bottom-up
Durch deutsch-französischen Dialog die sozial-ökologische Transformation auf kommunaler Ebene voranzubringen, das ist das Anliegen des Deutsch-Französischen Zukunftswerks. Denn Fragen des Klimaschutzes, der Resilienz und der nachhaltigen Stadtentwicklung stellen sich transnational. Und auf beiden Seiten der Grenze ist es den Kommunen wichtig, zentralstaatliche Barrieren abzubauen und eine effektive Förderung einzufordern. Darüber hinaus gibt es v…
Political science (3 works) · Accountability (2 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Legal Issues in South Africa (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · African history and culture studies (1 works) · Alternative media (1 works) · Censorship (1 works)