Varieties of local participation? A vignette survey on local executive politicians’ legitimacy perceptions towards different participatory arrangements

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ID6299686
AutoresWillem Goutry (0000-0003-2147-4435, Ghent University, autor correspondente), Kristof Steyvers (0000-0002-4009-0050, Ghent University), Bram Verschuere (0000-0002-7273-608X, Ghent University), Tessa Haesevoets (0000-0001-7167-1299, Ghent University)
Ano2025
Volume46
Fascículo3
Páginas353-369
Data de publicação2025-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Political Science Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0192-5121 • E-ISSN: 1460-373X
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/01925121241264314
OpenAlexW4401271986
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas56

This study takes the hitherto understudied perspective of local executive politicians as crucial stakeholders spanning the boundaries of representative and participatory democracy. It aims to examine their legitimacy perceptions of different participatory arrangements. The research was conducted by means of a vignette study in which we included a representative arrangement and six participatory arrangements for which we differentiated for types of initiator (government or citizens) and three types of citizen involvement (consultative, co-decisive and decisive). We found that executives assessed government-initiated arrangements as more legitimate than citizen-initiated ones. Moreover, they perceived the co-decisive arrangement as the most legitimate

Citizen journalism · Democracy · Government (linguistics · Legitimacy · Local government · Participatory democracy · Perception · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Vignette · Law · Psychology · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Capital and Networks · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology