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Strategic planning for local government co-creation: Evidence from Croatia and Slovenia

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: This article explores to what extent strategic planning is important for the implementation of co-creation, the process through which public authorities solve problems with partners outside their organization. The article explores local government in Croatia and Slovenia, where structural conditions – problems with administrative capacity, low strategic planning capacities, a weakly embedded civil society and the private sector in the provision of public services – are unfavourable for the implementation of co-creation. Results show that strategic planning has a positive effect on the uptake of co-creation. How comprehensively co-creation is implemented also depends on the motivation and preparedness of professionals. Even in an environment where dialogue and collaboration between different partners and levels of government are not well-embedded, co-creation is on the rise and most frequently used for agenda setting.

Source: Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies

DOI: 10.1080/14683857.2023.2190004

Author: Andreja Pegan

Institution: University of Primorska

Language: English

Topic: Public Policy and Administration Research

Subfield: Public Administration

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

Award: G4125442475