In:
Administration & Society, SAGE Publications, Vol. 50, No. 8 ( 2018-09), p. 1072-1096
Abstract:
In this article, we investigate whether increased participation offers a way of addressing wicked policy problems. We utilize a natural policy experiment in the form of a 2010 reform of Swedish wildlife management policy aiming to solve longstanding conflicts over predators through increased stakeholder participation in regional Wildlife Management Boards. Using a panel study design containing quantitative and qualitative data, we estimate pre- and post-reform levels of three wickedness-reducing mechanisms: legitimacy, deliberation, and conflict intensity. Despite a substantial increase in participation, we find no evidence of reduced wickedness after the reform.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0095-3997
,
1552-3039
DOI:
10.1177/0095399715595668
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2018
detail.hit.zdb_id:
188413-X
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1499970-5
SSG:
2
SSG:
3,4
SSG:
3,7
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