Examining Public Participation as a Contributor to Good Governance

This study undertook to examine public participation as a contributor to good governance in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM), as part of the process of improving this Municipality's governance. The main objectives of the study were to analyse the existing processes and arrangements for public participation in the NMBM; to examine the extent to which community participation influences decision-making; to investigate the factors that improve or lead to good governance in a municipal environment; to examine a framework for robust participation, in which communities are able to influence decisions that affect them; and to propose recommendations to potentially improve the Municipality's governance. The triangulation research methodology was employed with emphasis on both the quantitative and qualitative methodologies.

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El Sr. Tulani Nkuntse estudió en la Universidad Metropolitana Nelson Mandela (NMMU), en Port Elizabeth, Sudáfrica. Obtuvo su maestría en 2016. Actualmente trabaja para Monash Sudáfrica como Oficial de Liderazgo Estudiantil. Previamente, trabajó como profesor en el campo de la Administración Pública, dando clases a estudiantes de pregrado en NMMU.