Title

Assessing The Costs Of Public Participation: A Case Study Of Two Online Participation Mechanisms

Keywords

citizen participation; civic engagement; participation cost; public participation; public participation cost

Abstract

In 2009, the authors facilitated a citizen-participation process in a local community in Florida in the United States. Using an inductive content analysis across two online participation data sources, the study develops a set of testable propositions about cost functions of public participation. The study shows a nonlinear relationship between administrative costs and participation quantity. It also demonstrates no direct relationship between the costs and participation quality. Moreover, the cost functions vary in different participation mechanisms. These propositions provide a basis for future research to improve cost management in public participation. © The Author(s) 2012.

Publication Date

3-1-2013

Publication Title

American Review of Public Administration

Volume

43

Issue

2

Number of Pages

179-199

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/0275074012438727

Socpus ID

84873660455 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84873660455

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