Affiliation:
1. Western Michigan University
Abstract
The research question addressed in this paper is whether the amount of independence or autonomy that citizen advisory boards develop has an impact on their effectiveness. The independence of boards is measured in regard to board relations with administrators. In this paper, nine citizen advisory boards in Kalamazoo, Michigan are rated for effectiveness. Many individuals are cynical about the role of citizen advisory boards, since they do not have formal powers. However, this research suggests that boards can have an impact on policy if their members engage in certain activities designed to enhance their independence from administrators.
Subject
Marketing,Public Administration,Sociology and Political Science
Cited by
12 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献
1. Racial Representation and Diversity on Non-Elected Transit Advisory Bodies;Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board;2023-07-05
2. Working across boundaries in smart city research;Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research: Governance in the Data Age;2018-05-30
3. Missed Connections;Journal of Planning Literature;2016-08
4. The role Of citizen advisory boards during times Of fiscal stress;Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management;2016-03-01
5. Towards understanding participatory processes: Framework, application and results;Journal of Environmental Management;2015-07