Measuring the success of public participation on environmental restoration and waste management activities in the U.S. Department of Energy

Carnes, S.A.; Schweitzer, M.; Peelle, E.; Wolfe, Amy K.; Munro, James

doi:10.1016/s0160-791x(98)00024-4

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“…Further, it shows that multiple sources of data can profitably be used to provide in-depth analysis of public participation in a local hazardous waste dispute. Findings showed how previous researchers' recommendations for the facilitation of ''successful'' public participation at hazardous waste sites (Aronoff and Gunter 1994;Carnes et al 1998;Lowry 1998) were limited. Because these previous studies failed to explicitly account for power, they did not address how citizen influence or ''consensus'' could be manipulated via control of resources, barriers to participation, agenda setting or control of conceptions about what is possible in terms of issues or participation.…”

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confidence: 85%

Power and Public Participation in a Hazardous Waste Dispute: A Community Case Study

Culley

Hughey

2007

American J of Comm Psychol

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Qualitative case study findings are presented. We examined whether public participation in a hazardous waste dispute manifested in ways consistent with theories of social power; particularly whether participatory processes or participants' experiences of them were consistent with the three-dimensional view of power (Gaventa, Power and powerlessness: quiescence and rebellion in an appalacian valley, 1980; Lukes, Power: A radical view, 1974; Parenti, Power and the powerless, 1978). Findings from four data sources collected over 3 years revealed that participatory processes manifested in ways consistent with theories of power, and participants' experiences reflected this. Results illustrated how participation was limited and how citizen influence could be manipulated via control of resources, barriers to participation, agenda setting, and shaping conceptions about what participation was possible. Implications for community research and policy related to participation in hazardous waste disputes are discussed.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 85%

Power and Public Participation in a Hazardous Waste Dispute: A Community Case Study

Culley

Hughey

2007

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…A review of participation literature revealed that, although the concept has not been discussed as an attribute of interpersonal relationship, 'trust' (Carnes et al 1998;Bentrup, 2001;Webler, et al 2001;Schulz, et al 2003;Bickerstaff, 2004;Dowling, et al 2004;Tippett, et al 2005;Pascaru & Buţiu, 2010) is one of the most discussed socio-psychological phenomena, not just as an attribute of interpersonal relationship. In addition to trust, Hagmann et al (1999) highlight the concept of 'entering the community' (participants from out of the selected location); McCool & Guthrie (2001) discuss the idea of 'relationship building'; Cooper (2002) demonstrates the notion of a 'hidden agenda', all of which could be evaluated under the interpersonal relationship dimension (Kulözü & Tekeli, 2014).…”

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Effects of Interpersonal Relationship Dimension on Locally Specific Participatory Processes

Kulözü¹

2016

European Proceedings of Social &Amp; Behavioural Sciences

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The present study aims to explore the attributes of interpersonal relationships, as a socio-psychological dimension, and their beneficial or detrimental effects on locally specific participatory processes in a Turkish context. Following this, an analysis of the effect of the relationship on locally specific participatory processes is presented, through a comparative assessment of processes in four local cases which were partners of the Local Government & NGO Cooperation in Participatory Democracy Project. This research, designed as an exploratory case study, determines some of the unexplained factors affecting participatory processes. Finally, the study reveals that, relationships, change in relationships, trust, rivalry, dominance, hidden agendas and jealousy are all perceived attributes of the interpersonal relationship dimension in the Turkish context. While the interpersonal relationship dimension enhanced the participatory process in two of the four cases (Odunpazarı and Seyrek), it hindered the participatory process in Gazi and Kaymaklı.

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“…Another incentive for regulators is that participatory processes lead to decisions that are better understood and seen as more legitimate by the public (Appelstrand, 2002;Carnes et al, 1998;Irvin and Stansbury, 2004). Involving all stakeholders is not only more likely to result in broad-based support for decisions, but should also reduce dysfunctional conflict among stakeholders, often an equally desirable outcome for regulatory agencies (Griffin, 1999;Jonsson, 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

Non-statutory barriers and incentives to stakeholder participation in reducing water pollution: A South African case study

Neysmith¹,

Dent²

2010

WSA

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A study was conducted in the Baynespruit, a small, highly-polluted, urban catchment in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa with 2 objectives: firstly, to develop an understanding of the views of stakeholders regarding the pollution problem and the relative importance of components of the problem; secondly, to identify and investigate non-statutory barriers and incentives to participation in multi-stakeholder processes aimed at integrated catchment management to create a healthy Baynespruit. The research methods embraced a number of different qualitative techniques, including a review of print media coverage, semi-structured interviews conducted with a cross-section of stakeholders, as well as participant and direct observation. The study identified the stakeholder groupings along with a number of non-statutory barriers and incentives to their participation in integrated activities to reduce pollution. These barriers and incentives were classed as economic, situational, developmental and socio-cultural in nature. For local residents, building a network of contacts and partnerships could address many of the economic, developmental and socio-cultural barriers they were found to face. Barriers to industry participation in pollution reduction were found to include problems such as a lack of consequences for polluting, and the feeling that it was 'not their problem'. Powerful economic and situational incentives, such as pressure from corporate customers and the public, seem to remain largely unexploited by stakeholders opposing pollution. A lack of resources in the form of time, staff and equipment, as well as unsuccessful past experiences which have created a reluctance to prosecute or release information, were found to be the major impediments preventing staff at government agencies and parastatals from motivating other stakeholders to participate.

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Measuring the success of public participation on environmental restoration and waste management activities in the U.S. Department of Energy

Cited by 46 publications

References 6 publications

Power and Public Participation in a Hazardous Waste Dispute: A Community Case Study

Power and Public Participation in a Hazardous Waste Dispute: A Community Case Study

Effects of Interpersonal Relationship Dimension on Locally Specific Participatory Processes

Non-statutory barriers and incentives to stakeholder participation in reducing water pollution: A South African case study

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