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To investigate the dimensions of citizen participation and co-production in personal social services and evaluate how provider types and public policy influence democratic governance.

May 18, 2009Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

Towards a Paradigm of Democratic Participation: Citizen Participation and Co‐production of Personal Social Services in Sweden

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To investigate the dimensions of citizen participation and co-production in personal social services and evaluate how provider types and public policy influence democratic governance.
Analyzed empirical data from a study of childcare provision in Sweden across municipal, third-sector, and for-profit providers.
Assessed multiple dimensions of participation, including economic, social, political, and service-specific user and staff influence.
Third-sector providers facilitate citizen participation, whereas a systemic glass ceiling restricts user and staff influence within municipal and for-profit providers.
Co-production operates within a broader political context, demonstrating that public policy can either crowd-in or crowd-out citizen engagement.

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Empirical analysis reveals distinct barriers and facilitators of citizen co-production in childcare services, indicating public policy can actively shape participatory democracy.

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Victor Pestoff (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1062b51406dce28afca63d https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8292.2009.00384.x

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Empirical analysis reveals distinct barriers and facilitators of citizen co-production in childcare services, indicating public policy can actively shape participatory democracy.

Towards a Paradigm of Democratic Participation: Citizen Participation and Co‐production of Personal Social Services in Sweden

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