"Individually, these hesitations might appear to be inconsequential, but the accumulation of them over time will change citizens' relationship to one another and to the government".
Monteleone first travelled to the Caucasus in 2001, as part of a wider investigation of Russia and its citizens' relationship to power.
But in time, the company saw itself transforming citizens' relationship with government, improving services and making government accountable 24 hours a day.
Decentralization and marketization, combined with a participatory approach, were intended to facilitate an empowering shift in state-citizen relationships.
Open data and mobile apps are changing the government-citizen relationship.
Due to the unbalanced and confrontational state-citizen relationship, China's urban redevelopment has been accompanied with continuous violent conflicts, which to a large extent damages the public image of Chinese government in recent years.
"For safety," he says, establishing the strong superhero/helpless citizen relationship.
"For safety," he says, establishing the strong superhero/helpless citizen relationship… it's kind of weird because I am pretty certain that I am older than him, though not by much.
We'll be fighting for our right to be considered equal citizens whose relationships -- and indeed, whose humanity -- are deserving of the same acknowledgment that's given unflinchingly to our straight counterparts.
Yes, Mitch, we're better off, because every gay man and lesbian in the state could feel, however briefly, that they were no longer second-class citizens whose relationships don't count in the eyes of the law.
