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Degrees of Engagement: Using Cultural Worldviews to Explain Variations in Public Preferences for Engagement in the Policy Process Trousset, Sarah; Gupta, Kuhika; Jenkins-Smith, Hank; Silva, Carol L; Herron, Kerry . Policy Studies

Journal ; Washington  Vol. 43, Iss. 1,  (Feb 2015): 44-69.

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ABSTRACT (ENGLISH) Scholars have been studying the concept of public engagement and its role in the policy process for some time.

Scholars have argued that understanding the interests and motivations of the public and engaging them in the

decision-making process can lead to better policy designs and, ultimately, better policy outcomes. However,

studies of public engagement often assume that people have a desire to get involved in the policy process. This

paper tests this key assumption using the case of nuclear facility siting in the United States to ask: what factors

influence an individual's stated willingness to want to engage in the policy process? Using data from a national

web survey fielded in 2013, we ask the public if and to what extent they would likely engage in the siting process if

given the opportunity. Findings indicate that the likelihood of engagement varies rather substantially across

individuals. We find that an individual's cultural belief system and existing level of political activity account for

some of this variation. These findings suggest that public engagement programs may vary across groups and

communities. In other words, the prospects of engagement are likely to appeal to some members of the population

and not others. DETAILS

Subject: Policy making; Intellectuals; Culture; Decision making; Nuclear energy; Politics;

Nuclear facilities; Public participation

Location: United States--US

Classification: 9221: politics and society; politics and society

Publication title: Policy Studies Journal; Washington

Volume: 43

Issue: 1

Pages: 44-69

Publication year: 2015

Publication date: Feb 2015

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Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Place of publication: Washington

Country of publication: United Kingdom, Washington

Publication subject: Political Science

ISSN: 0190292X

CODEN: PSJOD9

Source type: Scholarly Journals

Language of publication: English

Document type: Journal Article

Document feature: References

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/psj.12083

ProQuest document ID: 1695007765

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