Overview

The Professionalization of Public Participation is an edited collection of essays by leading and emerging scholars examining the emerging profession of public participation professionals. Public participation professionals are persons working in the public, private, or third sectors that are paid to design, implement, and/or facilitate participatory forums. The rapid growth and proliferation of participatory arrangements call for expertise in the organizing of public participation. The contributors analyze the professionalization of this practice in different countries (United States, France, Canada, Italy, and the United Kingdom) to see how their actions challenge the development of participatory arrangements. Designing such processes is a delicate activity, since it may affect not only the quality of the processes and their legitimacy, but also their capacity to influence decision-making.

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Author:   Laurence Bherer (University of Montreal, Canada.) ,  Mario Gauthier ,  Louis Simard (University of Ottawa, Canada.)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9781138638129

ISBN 10:   1138638129
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   23 March 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements 1 Introduction: The Public Participation Professional: An Invisible but Pivotal Actor in Participatory Processes Laurence Bherer , Mario Gauthier , and Louis Simard SECTION I Specific Context 2 Innovating Public Participation: The Role of PPPs and Institutions in Italy Rodolfo Lewanski and Stefania Ravazzi 3 The Participatory Democracy Market in France: Between Standardization and Fragmentation Alice Mazeaud and Magali Nonjon 4 Public Participation Professionals in the US: Confronting Challenges of Equity and Empowerment Caroline W. Lee 5 Who’s the Client? The Sponsor, Citizens, or the Participatory Process?: Tensions in the Quebec (Canada) Public Participation Field Laurence Bherer , Mario Gauthier, and Louis Simard 6 Expertise, Professionalization, and Reflexivity in Mediating Public Participation: Perspectives from STS and British Science and Democracy Jason Chilvers SECTION II Actors and Networks 7 Making It Official: Participation Professionals and the Challenge of Institutionalizing Deliberative Democracy Oliver Escobar 8 Negotiating Professional Boundaries : Learning from Collaboration between Academics and Deliberation Practitioners David Kahane and Kristjana Loptson 9 Making Citizen Panels a ""Universal Bestseller"": Transnational Mobilization Practices of Public Participation Advocates Nina Amelung and Louisa Grabner 10 Learning to Facilitate : Implications for Skill Development in the Public Participation Field Kathryn S . Quick and Jodi R . Sandfort 11 Conclusion: Do the Institutionalization and Professionalization of Public Participation and the Enthusiasm for Participatory Processes Guarantee Greater Democratization? Laurence Bherer, Mario Gauthier, and Louis Simard Contributors Index"

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As public authorities and other institutions increasingly employ public participation processes, we are witnessing the emergence of a new cadre of actors: public participation professionals (PPPs). PPPs play a significant role in negotiating the design, application and impact of participatory processes and yet our knowledge of their activities is limited. This timely collection opens up this novel field of activity to systematic and critical reflection. - Graham Smith, Professor of Politics at the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD), University of Westminster The last several decades have spawned an incredible resurgence of interest in public participation. As the field has grown, so too has the proliferation of public participation professionals -- individuals working the public, nonprofit, or private sector who are paid to design, implement, and/or facilitate participatory forums. Anyone interested in public participation must read this book to understand how these actors are professionalizing the field, and how this professionalization is shaping (for better and for worse) the growth, development, and prospects of public participation in the 21st century. - Tina Nabatchi, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University

As public authorities and other institutions increasingly employ public participation processes, we are witnessing the emergence of a new cadre of actors: public participation professionals (PPPs). PPPs play a significant role in negotiating the design, application and impact of participatory processes and yet our knowledge of their activities is limited. This timely collection opens up this novel field of activity to systematic and critical reflection. - Graham Smith, Professor of Politics at the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD), University of Westminster

Author Information

Laurence Bherer is Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy in the Political Science Department at the Université de Montréal. Her research focuses on participatory democracy, local democracy, and urban politics in Canada and Europe. Mario Gauthier is Full Professor of Urban Studies in the Social Sciences Department at the Université du Québec en Outaouais. His research work concerns urban and regional planning, environmental impact assessment, and sustainable development. Louis Simard is Associate Professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa. His research work focuses on public participation, instruments of public action, social acceptability, and organizational learning in the environmental and energy sectors.

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