Articles by Ryan Salzman

August 25, 2022

The political potential of placemaking

Ryan Salzman

For Ryan Salzman, placemaking is a viable form of political participation that has the potential to meet or exceed some forms of traditional participation in democratic effectiveness. It is time we recognised these contemporary alternatives to traditional political participation so that we can truly understand twenty-first century democracy

Ryan Salzman

Associate Professor of Political Science, Northern Kentucky University

From media-motivated political behaviours in Latin America to placemaking in the United States to serving in elected office in his home community, Ryan seeks to understand the many nuances of democracy.

His work is motivated by his lived experience, employing his political science training to find answers to the questions that deserve attention.

Pop-Up Civics in 21st Century America: Understanding the Political Potential of Placemaking
Routledge, 2021

He tweets @rwsalzman

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