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Public participation in public policy making

Thesis (MA (Public and Development Management))-- University of Stellenbosch, 1995.

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Main Author: Mentoor, John W.
Other Authors: Meyer, Ivan H.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch 2010
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spelling oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/855 Public participation in public policy making Mentoor, John W. Meyer, Ivan H. Uys, F. M. University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. School of Public Management and Planning. Dissertations -- Public management and planning Public participation in politics Public policy Political meetings Theses -- Public management and planning Policy sciences South Africa -- Politics and government -- Citizen participation Thesis (MA (Public and Development Management))-- University of Stellenbosch, 1995. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study assesses public participation in public policy making by way of a case study approach. The Regional Education Boards and the Regional Services Council form part of the case study evaluation of public participation in public policy making. In essence, a structural-functionalist analysis of the two cases is given. From this approach this study points out what the activities of the two institutions are, what services they render and the policy measures with which they are engaged in. This is imperative because by way of an analysis, the extent to which the public is allowed to participate in the policy making process, with reference to the two institutions, is determined. Before the assessment of the two cases a conceptual framework pertaining to public participation in public policy making is given. In this conceptual framework the different typologies, policy levels, participants and the modes of public participation in public policy making are highlighted. In earlier years public participation in public policy making was simply seen as being confined to voting turn-out. As the study of public policy making expanded the operational definition of public participation was broaden to include activities such as campaigning, handing petitions to members of parliament, attending political meetings, writing letters to communication media, written representations submitted to a minister and protest action. Thus, as the study of public policy making expanded it became clear that separate participation modes exist because the activities which emanates from the implementation of public policy differ systematically in the requirements it place on the citizens. What is significant of this thesis is that it proposed a nine-point criteriological model for effective participation in public policy making. Each criterium is analyzed in depth and it is indicated how important it is for effective public participation in public policy making. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie bepaal publieke deelname in openbare beleidmaking by wyse van 'n setwerklike benadering. Die Onderwysstreekrade en die Streekdiensterade vorm deel van hierdie evaluering van publieke deelname in openbare beleidmaking. Vir hierdie benadering word 'n strukturieel - funksionele uiteensetting van die werkswyse en beleidsmaatreëls van die twee instansies gegee. Hierdie uiteensetting is belangrik omrede, deur middel van 'n analise, daar bepaal word tot watter mate die publiek deel uitmaak van die beleidmakingsproses ten opsigte van die twee instansies. Voor die uiteensetting van die setwerklike benadering word 'n raamwerk met betrekking tot die konsepte wat van toepassing is op publieke deelname in openbare beleidmaking, gegee. In hierdie raamwerk word die verskillende tipologieë, beleidsvlakke, deelnemers en die verskillende maniere van publieke deelname in die openbare beleidmakingsproses, uitgebeeld. In vroeër jare was publieke deelname in openbare beleid gesien as bloot deelname aan verkiesings. Namate die studie van openbare beleid uitgebrei het, het die operasionele definisie van publieke deelname groter geword om aktiwiteite soos petisies aan parlementslede, bywoning van politieke vergaderings, briewe aan kommunikasiemedia, geskrewe voorleggings aan ministers en protesaksies in te sluit. Dit het derhalwe duidelik geword dat daar verskillende maniere is betreffende publieke deelname omrede die aktiwiteite wat vloei uit die implementering van openbare beleid in verskillende gemeenskappe, verskillend is. Wat die studie merkwaardig maak is dat dit 'n nege-punt kriteriologiese model vir effektiewe publieke deelname in die openbare beleidmakingsproses voorstel. Elke kriteria word in diepte geanaliseer en dit word uitgewys hoe belangrik dit vir effektiewe publieke deelname in die openbare beleidmakingsproses is. Masters 2010-04-19T10:40:24Z 2010-04-19T10:40:24Z 1995-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/855 en University of Stellenbosch 184 leaves application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
spellingShingle Dissertations -- Public management and planning
Public participation in politics
Public policy
Political meetings
Theses -- Public management and planning
Policy sciences
South Africa -- Politics and government -- Citizen participation
Mentoor, John W.
Public participation in public policy making
title Public participation in public policy making
title_full Public participation in public policy making
title_fullStr Public participation in public policy making
title_full_unstemmed Public participation in public policy making
title_short Public participation in public policy making
title_sort public participation in public policy making
topic Dissertations -- Public management and planning
Public participation in politics
Public policy
Political meetings
Theses -- Public management and planning
Policy sciences
South Africa -- Politics and government -- Citizen participation
url http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/855
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