Interest in citizen participation is increasing generally. Almost all operational research (OR)
is engaged with clients, but it is mainly in the areas of Soft and Community OR that wider …

Citizen Science attracts a lot of positive attention and a convenient alignment with it might
offer multiple benefits for Community Operational Research. But what would be the basis for …

Citizen science and crowd science (CS) projects involve members of the public who
participate in response to an open call and who can perform a broad range of research …

This article presents a systematic review of the English-language empirical literature about
citizen participation to identify the obstacles to its implementation and the most successful …

According to recent articles on public participation, the practice of involving citizens and
organized stakeholders in decision making is continuing to expand in North America, Britain …

Purpose This study observes the organisational environment of fostering citizen participation
in the context of local government. Creating systems of influential citizen participation …

Big Data promises benefits for society as well as business. Do policy makers know how best
to use this scale of data driven decision-making in an effective way for citizens? Citizen …

Public participation is well known for its practitioner insights and wealth of case reports. This
knowledge is essential and has been well employed. Likewise, the theoretical literature on …

A growing number of research projects involve both professional scientists and members of
the general public (“crowds”). Although the contributions of crowds are often limited to …

In an era of growing public distrust with government officials, local governments in western
democratic societies around the world are seeking to regain community respect and support …