Pathways to Implementation: Evidence on How Participation in Environmental Governance Impacts on Environmental Outcomes

Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

Standard

Harvard

APA

Vancouver

Bibtex

@article{8914c7b01e4d4b3b9ebc7e3e18dbd98b,
title = "Pathways to Implementation: Evidence on How Participation in Environmental Governance Impacts on Environmental Outcomes",
abstract = "There is much enthusiasm among scholars and public administrators for participatory and collaborative modes of governance as a means to tackle contemporary environmental problems. Participatory and collaborative approaches are expected to both enhance the environmental standard of the outputs of decision-making processes and improve the implementation of these outputs. In this article, we draw on a database of 307 coded published cases of public environmental decision-making to identify key pathways via which participation fosters effective environmental governance. We develop a conceptual model of the hypothesized relationship between participation, environmental outputs, and implementation, mediated by intermediate (social) outcomes such as social learning or trust building. Testing these assumptions through structural equation modeling and exploratory factor analysis, we find a generally positive effect of participation on the environmental standard of governance outputs, in particular where communication intensity is high and where participants are delegated decision-making power. Moreover, we identify two latent variables—convergence of stakeholder perspectives and stakeholder capacity building—to mediate this relationship. Our findings point to a need for treating complex and multifaceted phenomena such as participation in a nuanced manner, and to pay attention to how particular mechanisms work to foster a range of social outcomes and to secure more environmentally effective outputs and their implementation.",
keywords = "Politics, Sustainability Governance",
author = "Jager, {Nicolas Wilhelm} and Jens Newig and Edward Challies and Elisa Kochsk{\"a}mper",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Public Management Research Association.",
year = "2020",
month = jun,
day = "23",
doi = "10.1093/jopart/muz034",
language = "English",
volume = "30",
pages = "383--399",
journal = "Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory",
issn = "1053-1858",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "3",

}

RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Pathways to Implementation: Evidence on How Participation in Environmental Governance Impacts on Environmental Outcomes

AU - Jager, Nicolas Wilhelm

AU - Newig, Jens

AU - Challies, Edward

AU - Kochskämper, Elisa

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2019 The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Public Management Research Association.

PY - 2020/6/23

Y1 - 2020/6/23

N2 - There is much enthusiasm among scholars and public administrators for participatory and collaborative modes of governance as a means to tackle contemporary environmental problems. Participatory and collaborative approaches are expected to both enhance the environmental standard of the outputs of decision-making processes and improve the implementation of these outputs. In this article, we draw on a database of 307 coded published cases of public environmental decision-making to identify key pathways via which participation fosters effective environmental governance. We develop a conceptual model of the hypothesized relationship between participation, environmental outputs, and implementation, mediated by intermediate (social) outcomes such as social learning or trust building. Testing these assumptions through structural equation modeling and exploratory factor analysis, we find a generally positive effect of participation on the environmental standard of governance outputs, in particular where communication intensity is high and where participants are delegated decision-making power. Moreover, we identify two latent variables—convergence of stakeholder perspectives and stakeholder capacity building—to mediate this relationship. Our findings point to a need for treating complex and multifaceted phenomena such as participation in a nuanced manner, and to pay attention to how particular mechanisms work to foster a range of social outcomes and to secure more environmentally effective outputs and their implementation.

AB - There is much enthusiasm among scholars and public administrators for participatory and collaborative modes of governance as a means to tackle contemporary environmental problems. Participatory and collaborative approaches are expected to both enhance the environmental standard of the outputs of decision-making processes and improve the implementation of these outputs. In this article, we draw on a database of 307 coded published cases of public environmental decision-making to identify key pathways via which participation fosters effective environmental governance. We develop a conceptual model of the hypothesized relationship between participation, environmental outputs, and implementation, mediated by intermediate (social) outcomes such as social learning or trust building. Testing these assumptions through structural equation modeling and exploratory factor analysis, we find a generally positive effect of participation on the environmental standard of governance outputs, in particular where communication intensity is high and where participants are delegated decision-making power. Moreover, we identify two latent variables—convergence of stakeholder perspectives and stakeholder capacity building—to mediate this relationship. Our findings point to a need for treating complex and multifaceted phenomena such as participation in a nuanced manner, and to pay attention to how particular mechanisms work to foster a range of social outcomes and to secure more environmentally effective outputs and their implementation.

KW - Politics

KW - Sustainability Governance

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85089956629&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1093/jopart/muz034

DO - 10.1093/jopart/muz034

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 30

SP - 383

EP - 399

JO - Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

JF - Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

SN - 1053-1858

IS - 3

ER -

Documents

DOI

Recently viewed

Publications

  1. Mit Apps gegen den Tinnitus? Ein systematisches Review zu Qualität, Interventionselementen und Techniken der Verhaltensänderung
  2. Using Long-Duration Static Stretch Training to Counteract Strength and Flexibility Deficits in Moderately Trained Participants
  3. Random measurement and prediction errors limit the practical relevance of two velocity sensors to estimate the 1RM back squat
  4. Determination of rutin in green tea infusions using square-wave voltammetry with a rigid carbon-polyurethane composite electrode
  5. Effects of pesticide application and plant sexual identity on leaf physiological traits and phyllosphere bacterial communities
  6. Dynamische Modellierung der Sorption von Substanzen in einem hydrologischen Einzugsgebietsmodell anhand des Beispiels Phosphor
  7. Variability in leaf traits reveals contrasting strategies between forest and grassland woody communities across southern Brazil
  8. Functional trait similarity of native and invasive herb species in subtropical China-Environment-specific differences are the key
  9. CaO dissolution during melting and solidification of a Mg-10 wt.% CaO alloy detected with in situ synchrotron radiation diffraction
  10. The identification of up-And downstream industries using input-output tables and a firm-level application to minority shareholdings
  11. Fluorometer controlled apparatus designed for long-duration algal-feeding experiments and environmental effect studies with mussels
  12. Verification of measuring the bearing clearance using kurtosis, recurrences and neural networks and comparison of these approaches
  13. Reliability and validity of the self-report version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in primary school children
  14. Do We Really Know The Benefit Of Machine Learning In Production Planning And Control? A Systematic Review Of Industry Case Studies
  15. Are Retirees More Satisfied? Anticipation and Adaptation Effects of Retirement on Subjective Well-Being: A Panel Analysis for Germany
  16. Performanznahe und videobasierte Messung von DaZ-Kompetenz bei Lehrkräften: Skalierung und dimensionale Struktur des Testinstruments