Local civil society organisations' appreciation of different local policy decision-making instruments

In societies with a neo-corporatist tradition, organised interests like civil society organisations (CSOs) are largely embedded in the policy-making process. However, as (local) governments increasingly experiment with new forms of democratic innovation, this challenges the traditionally privileged...

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Published in:Local government studies 2024-05, Vol.50 (3), p.545-572
Main Authors: Berkvens, Liese, Roets, A., Haesevoets, T., Verschuere, B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Appreciation
citizen participation
Citizens
Civil society
civil society organisations
Cluster analysis
Decision making
Democracy
democratic innovations
Innovations
Local government
Policy making
Public finance
quantitative research
Regression analysis
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Summary:In societies with a neo-corporatist tradition, organised interests like civil society organisations (CSOs) are largely embedded in the policy-making process. However, as (local) governments increasingly experiment with new forms of democratic innovation, this challenges the traditionally privileged position of CSOs in the policy-making process. We investigate the attitudes of local CSOs towards different types of policy decision-making instruments with an increasing level of decision-making power by individual citizens. Cluster analysis and a subsequent multinomial logistic regression analysis on survey data show that the extent to which CSOs appreciate increased participation of individual citizens is related to an organisation's role in democracy (policy influence) and relationship with local government (financial dependence).
ISSN:0300-3930
1743-9388
DOI:10.1080/03003930.2023.2227592