French, Simon and Bayley, C. (2011) Public participation : comparing approaches. Journal of Risk Research, Vol.14 (No.2). pp. 241-257. doi:10.1080/13669877.2010.515316

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Abstract

Public participation in societal decision‐making is becoming more and more common. There have been numerous studies asserting the benefits of involving citizens and stakeholders in decision‐making at various levels in government and regulation. However, as several writers have noted, there have been few comparative studies demonstrating the relative advantages and disadvantages of different participation instruments. In this paper, we report a small series of experiments that seek to compare the efficacy of a few methods in a variety of circumstances. We argue that, although such experiments provide indications of the relative merits of participation instruments, a much more substantial and co‐ordinated programme is needed. We suggest two components of this programme: first, the development of a public domain knowledge base in which researchers can share, discuss and document their experiences within a common framework that will allow better comparisons; second, a programme of action research in which comparative experiments are attached to ‘live’ participation exercises on contemporary issues.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Statistics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Risk assessment, Social responsibility of business, Decision making -- Citizen participation, Deliberative democracy
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Risk Research
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	1366-9877
Official Date:	2011
Dates:	Date Event 2011 Published
Volume:	Vol.14
Number:	No.2
Page Range:	pp. 241-257
DOI:	10.1080/13669877.2010.515316
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder:	Rural Economy and Land Use Programme (RELU), Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Great Britain) (BBSRC), Natural Environment Research Council (Great Britain) (NERC), Great Britain. Dept. for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Scotland. Environment and Rural Affairs Dept. (SEERAD)

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