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作者:Bobadilla, Vanessa; Harris, Erika
作者单位:New York University; New York University; NYU Langone Medical Center; New York University
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作者:Fung, Archon
作者单位:Harvard University
摘要:The past two decades have seen a proliferation of large- and small-scale experiments in participatory governance. This article takes stock of claims about the potential of citizen participation to advance three values of democratic governance: effectiveness, legitimacy, and social justice. Increasing constraints on the public sector in many societies, combined with increasing demand for individual engagement and the affordances of digital technology, have paved the way for participatory innova...
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作者:Eisner, Neil R.
作者单位:American University
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作者:Kolind, Henrik
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作者:West, William F.
作者单位:Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Bush School of Government & Public Service
摘要:The fact that centralized executive oversight of agency policy making is primarily reactive reflects the motives and constraints that define the president's relationship with the domestic bureaucracy. Such a strategy allows for the allocation of limited resources to agency initiatives that are inconsistent with the president's agenda or that evoke conflict within the executive branch or the larger political system. This calls into question the descriptive model of presidential administration a...
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作者:Siddiki, Saba N.; Carboni, Julia L.; Koski, Chris; Sadiq, Abdul-Akeem
作者单位:Indiana University System; Indiana University Indianapolis; Reed College - Portland
摘要:Local food system governance increasingly occurs in collaborative venues at the local, state, and regional levels. Prominent examples of such are food policy councils (FPCs). FPCs take a systemic approach to improve local food systems by including diverse stakeholders to advise on policy development. The authors study public FPCs to understand how policies structure the stakeholder composition and goals of FPCs and how FPCs' stakeholder composition facilitates and/or impedes performance. Data ...
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作者:Pares, Marc
作者单位:New York University
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作者:Verweij, Stefan
作者单位:Otto Friedrich University Bamberg
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作者:Siddiqui, Shariq A.
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作者:Hong, Sounman
作者单位:Yonsei University
摘要:Research on citizen participation has noted a tension between fostering an inclusive policy-making process and simultaneously maintaining a competent pool of participating citizens. This article investigates the implications of this trade-off by testing the impact of measured levels of inclusiveness and participating citizens' knowledgeability on two performance metrics: citizen engagement and process efficiency. Results indicate that although inclusiveness may be negatively associated with th...