Stakeholder and citizen roles in public deliberation

Kahane, D; Loptson, K; Herriman, J; Hardy, M

Stakeholder and citizen roles in public deliberation

Kahane, D Loptson, K Herriman, J Hardy, M

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Publisher:: Department of Political Science, Auburn University
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Public Deliberation, 2013, 9 (2 (Article 2)), pp. 1 - 37
Issue Date:: 2013-01

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dc.contributor.author	Kahane, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Loptson, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Herriman, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hardy, M	en_US
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dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Public Deliberation, 2013, 9 (2 (Article 2)), pp. 1 - 37	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1937-2841	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	This paper explores theoretical and practical distinctions between individual citizens (`citizens) and organized groups ('stakeholder representatives' or `stakeholders for short) in public participation processes convened by government as part of policy development. Distinctions between `citizen and `stakeholder involvement are commonplace in government discourse and practice; public involvement practitioners also sometimes rely on this distinction in designing processes and recruiting for them. Recognizing the complexity of the distinction, we examine both normative and practical reasons why practitioners may lean towardor away fromrecruiting citizens, stakeholders, or both to take part in deliberations, and how citizen and stakeholder roles can be separated or combined within a process. The article draws on a 2012 Canadian-Australian workshop of deliberation researchers and practitioners to identify key challenges and understandings associated with the categories of stakeholder and citizen and their application, and hopes to continue this conversation with the researcher-practitioner community.	en_US
dc.publisher	Department of Political Science, Auburn University	en_US
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dc.title	Stakeholder and citizen roles in public deliberation	en_US
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Abstract:

This paper explores theoretical and practical distinctions between individual citizens (`citizens) and organized groups ('stakeholder representatives' or `stakeholders for short) in public participation processes convened by government as part of policy development. Distinctions between `citizen and `stakeholder involvement are commonplace in government discourse and practice; public involvement practitioners also sometimes rely on this distinction in designing processes and recruiting for them. Recognizing the complexity of the distinction, we examine both normative and practical reasons why practitioners may lean towardor away fromrecruiting citizens, stakeholders, or both to take part in deliberations, and how citizen and stakeholder roles can be separated or combined within a process. The article draws on a 2012 Canadian-Australian workshop of deliberation researchers and practitioners to identify key challenges and understandings associated with the categories of stakeholder and citizen and their application, and hopes to continue this conversation with the researcher-practitioner community.

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