Technocratic and Deliberative Nexus in Policy Analysis: Learning from Smart City Planning in Chiang Mai, Thailand || Noe John Joseph E. Sacramento and Piyapong Boossabong

by | Jan 26, 2022 | 11, 9, College of Social Sciences, Publications, Research and Academics

Abstract Strengthened by rigorous developments in foundational principles and methods, the technocratic-vs-deliberative debate has long lapsed in policy analysis discourse. We attempt to remedy this debate by illustrating the case of Fah Ham smart city planning in...

Municipal Level-Democratic Dialogue Towards Empowerment and Genuine Community Development: The Municipal Talakayan Experience || Ana Leah Dungog-Cuizon

by | Jan 26, 2022 | 16, College of Social Sciences, Publications, Research and Academics

Abstract The “Municipal Talakayan” (Talakayan for brevity), translated in the Visayan Dialect as “Panaghisgutay” is an internal evaluation tool which brings together the local stakeholders (Municipal Inter-Agency Committee, Barangay Captains, Civil Society...

Local Adaptations to Central Government Shortcomings: COVID-19 Responses in the Cities of Iloilo and Cebu, Philippines || Juhn Chris Espia, Weena Gera, Rosalie Arcala Hall

by | Jan 26, 2022 | 16, College of Social Sciences, Publications, Research and Academics

Abstract The Philippine national government’s largely ineffective response to the COVID-19 pandemic sets the context for a diversity of policy adaptations at the local level. This article focuses on the two largest metropolitan areas in the Visayan Islands, Cebu City...