Civic Organizations as Political Actors

Mapping and Predicting the Involvement of Civic Organizations in Neighborhood Problem-Solving and Coproduction

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6404844
AutoresHerman Lelieveldt (0000-0002-6387-3488, Roosevelt Academy, Middelburg, the Netherlands), Karien Dekker (0000-0001-7361-591X, Utrecht University, the Netherlands), B Volker (0000-0002-9823-474X, Utrecht University), René Torenvlied (0000-0003-1669-0782, Utrecht University, the Netherlands)
Ano2009
Volume45
Fascículo1
Páginas3-24
Data de publicação2009-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoUrban Affairs Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1078-0874 • E-ISSN: 1552-8332
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1078087409332303
OpenAlexW2101478549
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas27
Referências citadas30

Despite the scholarly consensus on the importance of civic organizations for the livability of neighborhoods, there are relatively few empirical studies examining to what extent these organizations engage in various forms of political participation to contribute to the quality of the neighborhood. The authors argue that to get a better overview of neighborhood-oriented forms of participation, it is necessary to look beyond those organizations with an explicit focus on the neighborhood and to include newer forms of participation such as coproduction, government-initiated plans that seek to address neighborhood issues through extensive cooperation with organizations. The authors argue that three groups of factors determine organizational participation: resources, engagement, and network position. An empirical analysis of survey data collected in 2007 from 400 organizations in eight neighborhoods in two Dutch cities shows that the impact of resources is virtually absent, whereas concern about the neighborhood and relations to pivotal organizations are positively related to participation

Business · Civic engagement · Coproduction · Empirical research · Government (linguistics · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Public relations · Sociology · Survey data collection · Community Health and Development · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Capital and Networks