Engaging Citizens in Policy Making (Hardcover)

Tiina Randma-Liiv

ISBN 10: 1800374356 / ISBN 13: 9781800374355

Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham, 2022

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Hardcover. Exploring academic and policy thinking on e-participation, this book opens up the organizational and institutional 'black box' and provides new insights into how public administrations in 15 European states have facilitated its implementation. Using multiple case studies, the book offers a systematic analysis of how e-participation initiatives are actually organized and administered within the government, as well as how the political context and collaborative partnerships both within the government and with non-governmental actors affect the adoption and institutionalization of e-participation platforms. Contributors provide new empirical evidence on some of the most pressing questions related to the organization and management of e-participation, aiming to provide better understanding of citizen participation platforms. Providing comparative knowledge on the institutional, administrative and organizational aspects of e-participation, this book will be an ideal read for public policy researchers and government practitioners interested in innovation and technology in public administration. Exploring academic and policy thinking on e-participation, this book opens up the organizational and institutional 'black box' and provides new insights into how public administrations in 15 European states have facilitated its implementation. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Engaging Citizens in Policy Making (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1800374356
• ISBN 13: 9781800374355
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Exploring academic and policy thinking on e-participation, this book opens up the organizational and institutional 'black box' and provides new insights into how public administrations in 15 European states have facilitated its implementation.

Using multiple case studies, the book offers a systematic analysis of how e-participation initiatives are actually organized and administered within the government, as well as how the political context and collaborative partnerships both within the government and with non-governmental actors affect the adoption and institutionalization of e-participation platforms. Contributors provide new empirical evidence on some of the most pressing questions related to the organization and management of e-participation, aiming to provide better understanding of citizen participation platforms.

Providing comparative knowledge on the institutional, administrative and organizational aspects of e-participation, this book will be an ideal read for public policy researchers and government practitioners interested in innovation and technology in public administration.

About the Author

Edited by Tiina Randma-Liiv, Professor of Public Policy, Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia and Veiko Lember, Senior Research Fellow in Public Management and Policy, Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia and Visiting Professor, Public Governance Institute, KU Leuven, Belgium