Rethinking Democracy and Governance

Donavon Johnson is a data scientist and a digital transformation expert whose research focuses on digital transformation, governance, and innovation in the realm of public administration, public policy, and development studies. Dr. Johnson’s research interests also include social equity, public management, democracy, and representation. He is a quantitative and qualitative methodologist.

1. Introduction: A Long walk to Democracy: How far we have come 2. Reflections on Democracy: Concepts, Norms, and Problems 3. Democracies and their Fragility: Working only for the people who they were made for 4. Government and the "Trust" to Kill: Public trust, Extralegal Governance, and Patriotism 5. Re-Imagining Liberal Democracies in the face of COVID-19 6. Claim-Making in The Digital Age: A Framework for Co-Optation in the Production and Conveyance of Political Claims in Social Media 7. The digital identity revolution: Assessing the opportunities and challenges for Developing Countries 8. Digital Transformation and the Politics of Disruptive Technologies 9. Democracy and the Politics of Indigenous-Settler Reconciliation in Australia and Canada 10. Demystifying Environmental Democracy in a New Era of Governance: Whole of Community efforts among Citizens, Nonprofits, the Public and Private Sectors 11. Promoting Democratic Governance among the Jamaican youth through Civic Education: The Experiences of the UWI-Mona Department of Government’s Governance Society 12. Civil Society Organizations in Democratic Societies: A Case Study looking at the Impact of the Jamaica Debates Commission on Jamaica’s 2020 General Elections 13. Healing the Defects of Democracy Using Deliverology in the Context of Citizen Security: The Case of Jamaica’s Citizen Security Plan 14. Increasing Citizen e-Democratic Participation using digital technologies: The Case of Jamaica’s National Identification System (NIDS) 15. How Healthy is Democracy: The Role of Healthcare and Social Equity Considerations in the Governance of People 16. The Influence of Privately-Owned Print Media on Election Outcomes: The Case of Guyana’s 2020 General Elections 17. Democracy, Inequality, Public Administration and Good Governance: An Uncertain Future Conclusion