Does policy context matter for citizen engagement in policymaking? Evidence from the European Commission's public consultation regime

IF 2.9 1区社会学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE

European Union Politics Pub Date : 2023-10-30 DOI:10.1177/14651165231208995

Idunn Nørbech

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Abstract

The European Commission has shown efforts to strengthen citizens’ participation in its policy formulation processes through public consultation opportunities. However, we currently lack a systematic analysis of the factors that drive citizens’ participation in the formulation stages of supranational policymaking. This study provides important insights into this research gap and considers whether and how policy context matters for the levels of citizen engagement in the European Commission's open consultation opportunities based on the associated costs and benefits of participation. The analysis shows an increase in citizen activity for public consultation opportunities associated with initiatives in the pre-formulation stage of policymaking and for public consultation opportunities associated with less complex consultation documents.

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政策背景对公民参与决策有影响吗?来自欧盟委员会公众咨询制度的证据

欧洲委员会已作出努力，通过公众咨询机会加强公民对其政策制定过程的参与。然而，我们目前缺乏对公民参与超国家政策制定阶段的驱动因素的系统分析。本研究为这一研究缺口提供了重要的见解，并基于参与的相关成本和收益，考虑了政策背景是否以及如何影响公民参与欧盟委员会公开咨询机会的水平。分析显示，与政策制定前制定阶段的倡议有关的公众咨询机会以及与不太复杂的咨询文件有关的公众咨询机会的公民活动有所增加。

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European Union Politics POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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4.70

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21.70%

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期刊介绍： European Union Politics is an international academic journal for advanced peer-reviewed research and scholarship on all aspects of the process of government, politics and policy in the European Union. It aims to stimulate debate and provide a forum to bridge the theoretical and empirical analysis on the political unification of Europe. It represents no particular school or approach, nor is it wedded to any particular methodology. In particular it welcomes articles that offer a new theoretical argument, analyze original data in a novel fashion or present an innovative methodological approach. The Editors invite submissions from all sub-fields of contemporary political science, including international relations, comparative politics, public administration, public policy and political theory.