TY - JOUR
T1 - The Future of Public Participation
T2 - Better Design, Better Laws, Better Systems
AU - Nabatchi, Tina
AU - Ertinger, Emma
AU - Leighninger, Matt
PY - 2015/12/1
Y1 - 2015/12/1
N2 - In the late 1980s and early 1990s, conflict resolution practitioners faced a dilemma: they understood how to design better ADR processes but were often unsure of their authority to offer ADR and were entrenched in systems that made it difficult to use ADR. Today, public participation faces a similar dilemma. We know what good participation looks like, but using better participation is challenging because of legal and systemic impediments. This need not be the case. In this article, we assert that tapping the full potential of public participation requires better designs, better laws, and better systems.
AB - In the late 1980s and early 1990s, conflict resolution practitioners faced a dilemma: they understood how to design better ADR processes but were often unsure of their authority to offer ADR and were entrenched in systems that made it difficult to use ADR. Today, public participation faces a similar dilemma. We know what good participation looks like, but using better participation is challenging because of legal and systemic impediments. This need not be the case. In this article, we assert that tapping the full potential of public participation requires better designs, better laws, and better systems.
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U2 - 10.1002/crq.21142
DO - 10.1002/crq.21142
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84955214513
SN - 1536-5581
VL - 33
SP - S35-S44
JO - Conflict Resolution Quarterly
JF - Conflict Resolution Quarterly
ER -