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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Policy
  • Public Administration
  • Collaborative Governance

Background:

  • Participatory processes often focus on information exchange (thin participation).
  • Some engagement methods, like complaint systems, can foster deeper, values-based dialogue (thick engagement).
  • Understanding the drivers of engagement is crucial for effective policy design.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how policy design can facilitate meaningful public engagement.
  • To explore factors that differentiate thin (information exchange) from thick (meaningful) participation.
  • To enable values-based responses to complex policy problems through enhanced engagement.

Main Methods:

  • Case studies of oil and gas drilling and community complaints in Colorado.
  • Analysis of participatory processes to identify drivers of collaboration and engagement.
  • Proposition development based on empirical observations.

Main Results:

  • The presence of coercive policy actors, multiple governmental authorities, and transparent communication facilitate thicker engagement.
  • Measurement-based responses to participation tend to promote only thin engagement.
  • The nature of engagement depends on the type of knowledge exchanged and institutional frameworks.

Conclusions:

  • Policy design can intentionally foster thicker public engagement by incorporating specific structural and procedural elements.
  • Distinguishing between thin and thick participation is key to leveraging engagement for complex policy challenges.
  • Effective participatory processes require careful consideration of knowledge types and institutional contexts.