VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations· 2012Q1
Co-production: The State of the Art in Research and the Future Agenda
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Short summary
Co-production, defined as citizen involvement in public service delivery, is analyzed across motives, organization, and effects, highlighting a need for greater methodological diversity and empirical, comparative research.
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Key points
- Co-production is defined as citizen involvement in public service delivery.
- Research is categorized by motives, organization, and effects of co-production.
- Current research faces conceptual and methodological challenges.
- Future research should prioritize methodological diversity and empirical, comparative studies.
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Abstract
Abstract In this introductory article to the thematic issue, our aim is to discuss the state of the art in research on co-production of public services. We define co-production, for the purpose of this article rather narrowly, as the involvement of individual citizens and groups in public service delivery. We discuss the concept along three main research lines that emerge from the literature: what are the motives for co-production? How can co-production be organized effectively? What are the effects of co-production? Secondly, we also critically assess the state of the art and discuss some conceptual and methodological issues that are still open to debate. Thirdly, we propose some directions for future research: greater methodological diversity and the need for empirical and comparative research with a specific attention for theoretical advancement in co-production research.
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Field: Public Administration
Public AdministrationSocial Sciences