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Does Citizen Participation Matter? Toward the Development of Theory
Abstract
A role for citizen participation has been formalized in Ur planning
programs since the "workable program" of the 1954 Housing
Act. The expansion of citizen participation into other areas has drawn
scholarly attention. An additional area for such attention, the impact
of required citizen participation on decision outcomes, is proposed,
& a conceptual framework for it developed. It is assumed that
mandated citizen participation groups can be regarded as interest
groups, & that the decision-making processes they are involved in
are political rather than technical. A decision-making analytic
framework is proposed based on reference group theory. While it
explicitly addresses mandated participation, it should also be
applicable to other cases of participation in public policy decisions.
1 Table, 69 References. Modified HA.
Journal
(January-March 1985)
vol14
no1
pages16-29
Categories
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Citizen/Political Nonprofits
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Citizen Participation and Involvement
