The future of public participation: Empirical analysis from the viewpoint of policy-makers

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 106, Issue , 2016, Pages 65-73

  Wagner, Sascha Alexander ^a   Vogt, Sebastian ^b   Kabst, Rüdiger ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Delphi survey; E participation; Futures studies; Public participation; Public policy; Social change

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC POLICY; SURVEYS;

DELPHI SURVEYS; E-PARTICIPATION; FUTURES STUDIES; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL CHANGES;

DECISION MAKING;

DECISION MAKING; DELPHI ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLICY MAKING; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84959354947     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2016.02.010     Document Type: Article

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