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Different Processes, Different Outcomes? Assessing the Individual‐Level Impacts of Public Participation
Author(s) -
Jo Suyeon,
Nabatchi Tina
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/puar.13272
Subject(s) - empowerment , competence (human resources) , citizen journalism , public participation , affect (linguistics) , public relations , public service , psychology , political science , business , social psychology , communication , law
This article empirically investigates the relative efficacy of different direct participation processes . Specifically , it compares the effects of three types of participatory processes (public meetings , focus groups , and citizen juries) on participants' issue awareness , competence , empowerment , and trust in service professionals . The authors hypothesize that all three participatory processes will positively affect these individual outcomes but that the magnitudes of effects will differ across the three processes . Using data from field experiments , the authors test and find general support for the hypotheses . This study contributes to understanding of public participation , particularly in terms of the relationship between participatory design and outcomes .