Participation unpacked: participants' perceptions of its meaning and scope

IF 2.4 4区 管理学 Q3 MANAGEMENT
Lisa Källström, Elin Smith
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Abstract

Purpose

The concept of “participation” has become a buzzword in contemporary public governance models. However, despite the broad and significant interest, defining participation remains a debated topic. The aim of the current study was to explore how participants perceived and interpreted the meaning and scope of participation.

Design/methodology/approach

This study is part of a four-year (2019–2022) longitudinal research project investigating stakeholder participation in the context of developing and establishing a strategic regional plan in Region Skåne in southern Sweden. The research project has a qualitative approach and uses interviews with different stakeholder groups such as municipal politicians and public officials and a survey as empirical material.

Findings

The authors developed a participation spectrum including eight types of participation: to be open, to be informed, to be listened to, to discuss, to be consulted, to give and take, to collaborate and to co-create. The authors also identified four different purposes of participation: creating a joint network, creating a joint understanding, creating a joint effort and creating a joint vision. The spectrum and the purposes were related through four characteristics of participation, i.e. involvement, interaction, influence and empowerment.

Research limitations/implications

The study rests on a single case, and so the results have limited transferatibility.

Originality/value

Researching participation in terms of the participants' perceptions contributes a new perspective to the existing literature, which has commonly focussed on the organizers' perceptions of participation. Moreover, in order to clarify what participation meant to the participants, the study puts emphasis on untangling this from the why question of participation.

解读参与:参与者对其意义和范围的看法
目的 "参与 "这一概念已成为当代公共治理模式中的一个热门词汇。然而,尽管人们对 "参与 "有着广泛而浓厚的兴趣,但如何定义 "参与 "仍然是一个备受争议的话题。本研究旨在探讨参与者如何看待和解释参与的意义和范围。本研究是一个为期四年(2019-2022 年)的纵向研究项目的一部分,该项目调查了瑞典南部斯科讷大区在制定和建立战略性区域规划过程中利益相关者的参与情况。该研究项目采用定性方法,对不同的利益相关者群体(如市政政治家和政府官员)进行访谈,并以调查作为实证材料。研究结果作者提出了一个参与谱系,包括八种参与类型:开放、知情、倾听、讨论、咨询、付出与回报、合作和共同创造。作者还确定了四种不同的参与目的:建立联合网络、建立共同理解、建立共同努力和建立共同愿景。通过参与的四个特征,即参与、互动、影响和授权,将参与的范围和目的联系起来。研究局限性/影响该研究仅基于一个案例,因此研究结果的传递性有限。此外,为了弄清参与对参与者的意义,本研究将重点从 "为什么参与 "的问题中解脱出来。
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来源期刊
CiteScore
5.40
自引率
9.70%
发文量
38
期刊介绍: The Baltic region has experienced rapid political and economic change over recent years. The challenges to managers and management researchers operating within the area are often different to those experienced in other parts of the world. The Baltic Journal of Management contributes to an understanding of different management cultures and provides readers with a fresh look at emerging management practices and research in the countries of the Baltic region and beyond.
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