The Professionalization of Public Participation

Bherer (L.), Gauthier (M.), Simard (L.) — 2017-01-06T13:36:00Z

"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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Chapter 1 : Introduction. The public participation professional : an invisible but pivotal actor in participatory processes - Laurence Bherer, Mario Gauthier & Louis Simard

Section I. Specific context

Chapter 2 : Innovating public participation. The role of PPPs and institutions in Italy - Rodolfo Lewanski & Stefania Ravazzi

Chapter 3 : The participatory democracy market in France : Between standardization and fragmentation - Alice Mazeaud & Magali Nonjon

Chapter 4 : Public participation professionals in the US : Confronting challenges of equity and empowerment - Caroline W. Lee

Chapter 5 : Who's the client ? The sponsor, citizens, or the participatory process ? Tensions in the Quebec (Canada) public participation field - Laurence Bherer, Mario Gauthier & Louis Simard

Chapter 6 : Expertise, professionalization and reflexivity in mediating public participation : Perspectives from STS and British science and democracy - Jason Chilvers

Section II. Actors and networks

Chapter 7 : Making it official : Participation professionals and the challenge of institutionalizing deliberative democracy - Oliver Escobar

Chapter 8 : Negotiating professional boundaries : Learning from collaboration between academics and deliberation practitioners - David Kahane & Kristjana Loptson

Chapter 9 : Making citizen panels a "universal bestseller" : Transnational mobilization practices of public participation advocates - Nina Amelung & Louisa Grabner

Chapter 10 : Learning to facilitate : Implications for skill development in the public participation field - Kathryn S. Quick & Jodi R. Sandfort

Chapter 11 : Conclusion - Laurence Bherer, Mario Gauthier & Louis Simard

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The Professionalization of Public Participation

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