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Participatory Governance

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Synonyms

Citizen-centered governance; Citizen engagement; Citizen empowerment; Citizen involvement; Co-governance; Democratic governance; Participatory policy making

Definition

“Participatory governance” widely refers to the democratic mechanisms which are intended to involve citizens in public policy-making processes. In other words, participatory governance is aimed at establishing a bridge between public institutions and ordinary people, in an attempt to increase the effectiveness and responsiveness of public policy-making activities. Either an interest-based, integrative, or functional logic may inspire participatory governance initiatives. Apart from the inner logic at the basis of these initiatives, the attempt to give a deliberative power to people distinguishes participatory governance.

Introduction

At the beginning of the third millennium, a gradual shift from democratic government to participatory governance has been figured out by the scientific literature (Gbikpi and Grote 2002...

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  1. Department of Management & Innovation Systems, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, no. 132, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy

    Rocco Palumbo

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  1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA

    Ali Farazmand

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Palumbo, R. (2017). Participatory Governance. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_1834-1

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