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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 ISSN 1366-9877.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2010.515316
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 | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > 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 | ||||
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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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