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Tools for transferring lay knowledge into local municipal public policy in Slovak local municipalities

Tools for transferring lay knowledge into local municipal public policy in Slovak local... Citizen participation can be considered a key part of public policy making and is also one of the reasons for the growing expert interest in this issue. This article focuses on specific knowledge, socalled “lay knowledge”, which can be identified as knowledge gained from “non experts” through civic participation. The article establishes when and how this type of knowledge enters the policy-making process via specific selected tools and provides practical examples from local and municipal public policy. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Human Affairs Springer Journals

Tools for transferring lay knowledge into local municipal public policy in Slovak local municipalities

Human Affairs , Volume 24 (3) – Jun 26, 2014

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2014 by Versita Warsaw and Springer-Verlag Wien
Subject
Social Sciences, general; Sociology, general; Quality of Life Research; Humanities, general
ISSN
1210-3055
eISSN
1337-401X
DOI
10.2478/s13374-014-0230-0
Publisher site
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Abstract

Citizen participation can be considered a key part of public policy making and is also one of the reasons for the growing expert interest in this issue. This article focuses on specific knowledge, socalled “lay knowledge”, which can be identified as knowledge gained from “non experts” through civic participation. The article establishes when and how this type of knowledge enters the policy-making process via specific selected tools and provides practical examples from local and municipal public policy.

Journal

Human AffairsSpringer Journals

Published: Jun 26, 2014

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