Dual Legitimacy in the Development of the Network City - A Case Study of Kaohsiung City Council

Abstract

This paper discusses the theoretical rheology of local governance from the bureaucratic system to the network city and explores whether and how such a city network can be developed in a dual local government system. This paper suggests that, in dual systems, councilors are nodes which extend their networks, and councilors together can construct a more comprehensive network than a city executive branch alone does, so as to remedy the executive branch’s deficiencies concerning city affairs. This paper chooses Kaohsiung city council as its case study and provides evidence that the network developed by city council and councilors covers many city affairs which are ignored by the city executive branch. This result also implies that the network city may be better feasible in a dual local government system than in a unitary one.

If Only We Knew What We Know: Factors for Mobilizing Citizen Participation in Community-based Emergency Preparedness

“…Based on the views of scholars and practitioners, strong citizen participation is typically regarded as an intermediate outcome that would be helpful for disaster relief and enhance the local emergency management capacity, especially when citizens' voluntary engagement is in line with the expectations of public officials (Kweit & Kweit, 2004;McEntire & Myers, 2004;Brudney & Gazley, 2009;McGee, 2011;Liao, Wu, & Li, 2014). Luna (2007) conducted a community-based emergency preparedness management research in the Philippines, and found that the built-in methods of citizen engagement in the emergency management process and energetic local volunteer organizations increased the likelihood of active participation from residents in emergency response tasks, which protected residents from potential risks.…”