eParticipation practices and mechanisms of influence: An investigation of public policymaking |
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| Institution: | 1. Universidade Federal do Parana, Department of Science and Information Management, 632 Prefeito Lothário Meissner Av, Jardim Botanico, Curitiba, PR, Brazil;2. Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV EAESP), Department of Technology and Data Science, 2029 9 de Julho Avenue, Bela Vista, São Paulo, SP, Brazil;3. HEC Montréal, Department of International Business, 3000 chemin de la Cote de Sainte Catherine, Montréal, Quebec H3T-2A7, Canada;1. Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Naples L''Orientale, Italy;2. Department of Economics, University of Rome Roma Tre, Italy;3. Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning, University of Turin, Italy;4. Department of law, economics, politics and modern languages, Libera Università degli Studi Maria Ss. Assunta di Roma, Italy;5. Department of Politics, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK;1. Harokopio University of Athens, Greece;2. National Centre of Public Administration and Local Government, Athens, Greece;1. Fucape Business School, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 1358 – Boa Vista, 29075-505 Vitória, ES, Brazil;2. FACAPE – Campus Universitário, s/n – Vila Eduardo, 56.300-00 Petrolina, PE, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | This paper investigates eParticipation practices and the mechanisms of influence that help promote changes in public policy formulation. We use the perspective of power as a lens for our investigation. We analyze eParticipation processes in the drafting of three public mobility policies in major Brazilian cities. Based on comparative and retrospective cases, we propose a processual framework for understanding eParticipation practices and the mechanisms used over time to influence decision-making. We show how the actors involved, tools chosen, platform design, interactions on the platform, mediation, and mechanisms used by engaged citizens and the government influence public policymaking. Our study contributes to the literature concerning eParticipation with an original processual framework to explain actors' practices and the mechanisms of influence on policymaking in digital participation spaces. Additionally, we broaden the discussion regarding the complementarity between possession and practice views of power. We argue that a better understanding of the eParticipation platform interactions that influence public policy decisions requires attention to formal authority and critical resource control. However, it is also necessary to recognize the interactions and mechanisms implemented in practice. Our findings are helpful for policymakers seeking to create effective participatory processes while considering citizens' opinions. |
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