Structured Democratic Dialogue: An application of a mathematical problem structuring method to facilitate reforms with local authorities in Cyprus

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 268, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 918-931

  Laouris, Yiannis ^a   Michaelides, Marios ^b  

^a Future Worlds Center   (Cyprus)

^b Cyprus Acad of Pub Administration   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Community Operational Research; Participation; Problem structuring methods; Structured Democratic Dialogue; Systems Thinking

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

OPERATIONAL RESEARCH; PARTICIPATION; PROBLEM STRUCTURING METHODS; STRUCTURED DEMOCRATIC DIALOGUE; SYSTEMS THINKING;

DIRECTED GRAPHS;

EID: 85044500687     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2017.04.039     Document Type: Article

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