Distinguishing Different Types of Coproduction: A Conceptual Analysis Based on the Classical Definitions

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Brandsen, Taco; Honingh, Marlies
• 署名单位: Radboud University Nijmegen
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/puar.12465
• 发表日期: 2016
• 页码: 427-435
• 关键词: public-services; Child-care; community; professionals; engagement; PARTICIPATION; preferences; CITIZENS; delivery; user

摘要

Coproduction of public services means that services are not only delivered by professional and managerial staff in public agencies but also coproduced by citizens and communities. Although recent research on this topic has advanced the debate considerably, there is still no consensus on precisely what coproduction means. This article argues that rather than trying to determine one encompassing definition of the concept, several different types of coproduction can be distinguished. Starting from the classical definitions of Elinor Ostrom and Roger Parks, the article draws on the literature on professionalism, volunteering, and public management to identify the distinctive nature of coproduction and identify basic dimensions on which a typology of coproduction can be constructed. Recognizing different types of coproduction more systematically is a critical step in making research on this phenomenon more comparable and more cumulative.