An Investigation of the Dynamic Processes Promoting Citizen Participation |
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Authors: | Pennie G Foster-Fishman Charles Collins Steven J Pierce |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, 125 D Psychology Building, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA 2. Center for Statistical Consulting and Training, Michigan State University, Giltner Hall, 293 Farm Lane, Room 178, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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Abstract: | This study expanded the citizen participation literature by examining the dynamic nature of citizen participation and the extent to which the factors associated with citizen participation may be moderated by resident leadership status. Longitudinal survey data collected from 542 residents in one small Midwestern city implementing a community change initiative provide some insight into the challenges surrounding the promotion of an active citizenry. Within this one community, citizenship behaviors of emergent resident leaders and residents uninterested in a leadership role were influenced, to some extent, by different factors and the importance of these factors shifted in only a 2 years time span. Future research is needed to determine if the dynamics uncovered in this study were due to the initiative or to the nature of citizen participation processes. |
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Keywords: | Citizen participation Dynamic processes Leadership status Moderators Structural equation modeling Community change Comprehensive community initiatives |
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