Public Participation in Local Performance Measurement and Budgeting

Assessing the effects of public participation processes from the point of view of participants: significance, achievements, and challenges

The Forestry Chronicle ◽

10.5558/tfc86753-6 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 86 (6) ◽

pp. 753-765 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Catherine Martineau-Delisle ◽

Solange Nadeau

Keyword(s):

Forest Management ◽

Performance Measurement ◽

Public Participation ◽

Point Of View ◽

Forest Governance ◽

Citizen Involvement ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

Criteria And Indicators ◽

Stakeholder Consultation ◽

Practical Information

Public participation practices are now common and recognized as a way of including a broader range of interests andsocial values in forest management. However, we know little about their real benefits. This article presents the results of astudy aimed at developing a deeper understanding of the diverse impacts of public participation and, in particular, of forest-related deliberative forums (i.e. committee types of processes). The study is based on an analysis of data collected from137 respondents–participants and coordinators–who have been involved in more than 120 forest-related public participationprocesses in the province of Quebec. The study examined the diversity of potential impacts of public participationprocesses, assessed the significance of the impacts, and evaluated the capacity of existing processes to achieve them.Overall, the study provides practical information to support the evaluation of public participation processes, a requirementthat is increasingly imposed on forest practitioners and decision-makers.Key words: forest governance, forestry, outputs/outcomes, impacts of citizen involvement/public participation processes,stakeholder consultation, advisory committees, evaluation, performance measurement, criteria and indicators, sustainableforest management, Canada, Quebec

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Public Participation in Government Performance Measurement in China: A Critical Review and Prospects

Chinese Public Administration Review ◽

10.22140/cpar.v6i3/4.94 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 6 (3/4) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Zhiren Zhou

Keyword(s):

Performance Measurement ◽

Public Participation ◽

Citizen Participation ◽

Driving Forces ◽

Critical Evaluation ◽

Historical Review ◽

Analytical Framework ◽

Government Performance ◽

Political Systems ◽

Made In

This paper provides a historical review and critical evaluation of government performance measurement in China in the past 20 years from the perspective of public participation. The first section focuses on theoretical discussion in an attempt to construct a proper conceptual and analytical framework for the review and assessment. The second section gives account to the practice until the end of the last century under the title of “government domination and no citizen participation.” The third section describes the progresses made in recent years and its driving forces. And the last section starts with a critical assessment of the current situation, followed by some prospects on the practice in the foreseeable future. The conclusion is that enhancing public participation in government performance measurement in China is far beyond the reach of instrumental rationality, it requires systematic and fundamental reforms of the political systems.

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A Phased Logic Model Approach to Public Involvement Performance Measurement

10.31235/osf.io/gjr9h ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Greg Phillip Griffin ◽

Alexandra R. Radtke ◽

Madison Metsker-Galarza ◽

Gretchen Stoeltje ◽

Tina Geiselbrecht ◽

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Keyword(s):

Performance Measurement ◽

Public Participation ◽

Case Studies ◽

Performance Measures ◽

Transportation Planning ◽

Public Involvement ◽

The United States ◽

Logic Model ◽

Project Development ◽

Model Approach

Performance measurement is a key method for evaluating and improving services in transportation, yet few agencies have systematically evaluated public participation in transportation planning. Review of previous studies reveals that measures of effectiveness and techniques for evaluation vary widely, and often provide cursory reporting of the immediate outputs of involvement efforts, rather than system outcomes related to public participation. Interviews and government documents from three detailed cases in the United States transportation planning suggest that complexity, perceived subjectivity and an extended period of project development creates challenges for performance measurement of public participation. To demonstrate use of the logic model approach for evaluation of public participation, the research team performed three case studies that separate broad phases of projects into context, implementation, and results. This phased approach supports the identification of performance measures that may address immediate outputs of a public participation processes, in addition to intermediate and later outcomes related to public participation. Results from the multiple case studies suggest that performance measures are more likely to be sustained and impactful when devised for simplicity, supported by an agency champion, and resources are in place for institutionalization of the process as part of agency operations. The logic model approach clarifies that performance targets should be tailored by an organization to address a particular phase of the project development process.

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