Strategic planning for local government co-creation: Evidence from Croatia and Slovenia

This article explores to what extent strategic planning is important for the implementation of co-creation, the process through which public authorities solve problems with partners outside their organization. The article explores local government in Croatia and Slovenia, where structural conditions...

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Published in:Journal of southeast European and Black Sea studies 2024-10, Vol.24 (4), p.673-698
Main Author: Pegan, Andreja
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agenda setting
Central and EasternEurope
Civil society
co-creation
governance
Local government
Motivation
Planning
Private sector
Public services
South-Eastern Europe
Strategic planning
Uptake
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Summary:This article explores to what extent strategic planning is important for the implementation of co-creation, the process through which public authorities solve problems with partners outside their organization. The article explores local government in Croatia and Slovenia, where structural conditions - problems with administrative capacity, low strategic planning capacities, a weakly embedded civil society and the private sector in the provision of public services - are unfavourable for the implementation of co-creation. Results show that strategic planning has a positive effect on the uptake of co-creation. How comprehensively co-creation is implemented also depends on the motivation and preparedness of professionals. Even in an environment where dialogue and collaboration between different partners and levels of government are not well-embedded, co-creation is on the rise and most frequently used for agenda setting.
ISSN:1468-3857
1743-9639
DOI:10.1080/14683857.2023.2190004