We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
Citizens in Action, What Do They Accomplish? A Systematic Literature Review of Citizen Initiatives, Their Main Characteristics, Outcomes, and Factors.
- Authors
Igalla, Malika; Edelenbos, Jurian; van Meerkerk, Ingmar
- Abstract
There are high political and policy expectations of local and voluntary initiatives of citizens collaborating to provide public services themselves. Despite rising attention, existing research lacks systematic knowledge on the actual outcomes of citizen initiatives and on stimulating or hampering factors. Therefore, we present a systematic literature review using the PRISMA approach on citizen initiatives and related terms. The studies show citizens being able to achieve outcomes touching upon a broad range of public values. Furthermore, the review presents contributing factors, like government support and boundary spanning leadership. Yet, the field of citizen initiatives in the social sciences can benefit from more methodological and analytical rigor. We therefore conclude with a conceptual framework for community self-management that identifies relationships between outcomes and relevant factors and discuss future research directions.
- Subjects
META-analysis; GOVERNMENT aid; MUNICIPAL services; CITIZENS
- Publication
Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary & Nonprofit Organizations, 2019, Vol 30, Issue 5, p1176
- ISSN
0957-8765
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11266-019-00129-0