Civic crowdfunding for local governments: Trends and perspectives from a bibliometric analysis

Despite the growing interest in the civic crowdfunding landscape as a promising new approach to financing public services, the nature and dynamics of civic crowdfunding within local governance are still under-explored. This article discusses the current and potential use of civic crowdfunding in the public sector. The authors aim to increase awareness among policy-makers and practitioners about the potential of civic crowdfunding in co-creating and co-producing public values by leveraging the collaboration between the public and private sectors.