Does citizen participation make public servants more satisfied with their jobs? It depends on whether they are Spectators or Participants

IF 2.6 3区管理学 Q2 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Public Administration and Development Pub Date : 2023-11-23 DOI:10.1002/pad.2031

Kazi Maruful Islam, Jans Meyer-Sahling, K. S. Mikkelsen, Taiabur Rahman, Christian Schuster

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Abstract

Is citizen participation in policymaking and implementation desirable? Numerous studies have explored its effects on policy outcomes and citizen attitudes. We, instead, examine its effects on public servants. Citizen participation changes public sector job characteristics and thus potentially job attitudes. Looking at job satisfaction, we argue that citizen participation negatively affects public servants who observe, but do not participate in citizen participation initiatives in their institution's decisions (“Spectators”), yet not public servants who are “Participants.” “Participants” learn to appreciate the benefits of citizen participation while minimizing its cost. Survey data from public servants in one developing country, Bangladesh, provides empirical support.

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公民参与是否会使公务员对其工作更加满意？这取决于他们是旁观者还是参与者

公民参与决策和执行是否可取？许多研究都探讨了公民参与对政策结果和公民态度的影响。而我们研究的是公民参与对公务员的影响。公民参与会改变公共部门的工作特征，从而可能改变工作态度。从工作满意度的角度来看，我们认为，公民参与会对那些观察但不参与公民参与其机构决策的公务员（"旁观者"）产生负面影响，但不会对那些 "参与者 "产生负面影响。"参与者 "学会欣赏公民参与的益处，同时将其成本降至最低。来自一个发展中国家--孟加拉国--公务员的调查数据提供了实证支持。

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Public Administration and Development Social Sciences-Development

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3.30

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期刊介绍： Since its founding in 1949, Public Administration and Development (PAD) has been reviewing and assessing the practice of public administration at the local, regional, national and international levels where it is directed to managing development processes in low and medium income countries. It gives special attention to investigations of the management of all phases of public policy formulation and implementation which have an interest and importance beyond a particular government and state. PAD has a particular interest in the link between public administration practice and management research and provides a professional and academic forum for reporting on new experiences and experiments. PAD also publishes articles on development management research in the NGO sector. It is widely read by academics and practitioners alike, including consultants, donors and policy advisers. With its case study approach, it is also frequently used for teaching and training purposes.