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Understanding emergent participation practices in water governance

2019; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 35; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/07900627.2019.1585764

1360-0648

Arwin van Buuren, Ingmar van Meerkerk, Cecilia Tortajada,

Public Policy and Administration Research

This introductory article discusses the proliferation of different forms of participation in water governance. It is argued that creating public value through participation can only succeed when effective co-creation between public authorities and communities emerges. However, challenges to realizing co-creation are manifold, and differ among the various types of participation. In this respect, we introduce a typology of different forms of participation, based on the distinction between top-down (invited) and bottom-up (created) participation. We use this distinction to analyze different dynamics in participatory water governance and to delve deeper into the dilemmas and trade-offs. Lastly, the various contributions to this special issue are introduced.