Through a review of academic literature and engagement with expert stakeholders in the field of participatory and deliberative democracy, this report explores how impact from public participation processes is conceptualised, occurs in practice, and might be better evaluated in a government setting.
Through a review of contemporary academic literature and engagement with expert stakeholders in the field of participatory and deliberative democracy and democratic innovations, this report explores how impact from public participation processes is conceptualised, occurs in practice, and might be better evaluated in a Scottish Government setting. Understanding the various impacts which can arise from public
participation processes was revealed to be both complicated and necessary.