SCC-CIVIC-PG Track B: Improving Service and Resource Distribution Programs through Public Deliberation

SCC-CIVIC-PG 轨道 B：通过公众审议改进服务和资源分配计划

• 批准号: 2228517
• 负责人: John Gastil
• 金额: $ 4.95万
• 依托单位: Pennsylvania State Univ University Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-10-01 至 2024-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2228517&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SCC; CIVIC; PG; Track; Improving

Government-provided services and resources in communities all too often prove insufficient, inefficient, and inequitable, yet public agencies have difficulty giving a voice to underserved community members in their decision-making processes. Led by academic researchers in collaboration with civic leaders in Lexington, Kentucky, this project will assess a new model for cost-effective public involvement in service and resource decisions using the theme of greater educational equity in Lexington as its focus. Civic leaders in Lexington have identified educational equity as a topic of importance in their city in self-studies. This complex issue extends into questions about housing, transportation, job opportunities, and more. By focusing on a cluster of related resource and service challenges, this study will consider whether deliberative community engagement changes how community members think about themselves, civic associations, and their local government. The project has the potential to offer evidence that more equitable and inclusive public engagement can improve the quality of service and resource decisions made by local governments. The project objective is to establish a new process for discovering a local community’s greatest challenges and working together to devise customized solutions. Beyond the specific issue of greater educational equity in Lexington, the project team hopes to demonstrate that these methods could be used across the country to help underserved populations have more voice in local decision-making while also increasing government legitimacy.Deliberative democratic theory has focused on rarefied processes that involve tremendous costs and float far above the on-the-ground realities of local governance. This project will fill gaps in the public deliberation literature concerning cost-effective methods for achieving high levels of inclusion, deliberative quality, and long-term outcomes. The researchers will test hypotheses regarding: 1) successful recruitment of diverse participants in deliberation; 2) the interaction of communication mode and facilitation method to ensure robust deliberation; and 3) the multifaceted impact of government responsiveness on civic self-confidence, trust in government and civic associations, and future participation in public consultations and engagements. Stage 1 funding will lay the groundwork for a randomized control trial to test these hypotheses in Stage 2. A large sample of deliberative groups will be recruited to meet in one of six modes in a 2 x 3 design that contrasts a passive versus targeted facilitation style in three communication modes—in-person meetings, online video chats, and asynchronous online engagement. Data will consist of direct observation, transcripts, and surveys. This project is in response to the Civic Innovation Challenge program—Track B. Bridging the gap between essential resources and services & community needs—and is a collaboration between NSF, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Energy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

政府在社区提供的服务和资源常常被证明是不足、低效和不公平的，但公共机构在学术研究人员与列克星敦公民领袖的合作下，很难在决策过程中为服务不足的社区成员提供发言权。肯塔基州，该项目将评估一种具有成本效益的公众参与服务和资源决策的新模式，以列克星敦更大的教育公平为主题，列克星敦的公民领导人已将教育公平确定为该市的一个重要主题。自学。这个复杂的问题延伸到住房、交通、就业机会等问题。通过关注一系列相关的资源和服务挑战，本研究将考虑社区参与是否会改变社区成员对自己、公民协会及其成员的看法。该项目有可能提供证据，证明更公平和包容的公众参与可以提高地方政府的服务质量和资源决策。该项目的目标是建立一个新的流程来发现当地社区的最大挑战并开展工作。共同制定定制解决方案。为了在列克星敦实现更大的教育公平，项目团队希望证明这些方法可以在全国范围内使用，帮助服务不足的人群在地方决策中拥有更多发言权，同时提高政府的合法性。协商民主理论侧重于涉及大量内容的稀有过程。该项目将填补公共审议文献中有关实现高水平包容性、审议质量和长期成果的成本效益方法的空白。测试假设：1)成功地招募不同的参与者参与审议；2）沟通模式和促进方法的相互作用，以确保审议的充分性；以及3）政府的响应能力对公民自信心、对政府和公民协会的信任以及未来的公共参与产生多方面的影响。第一阶段的资金将为第二阶段测试这些假设的随机对照试验奠定基础。将招募大量审议小组样本，以 2 x 3 设计的六种模式之一进行会议。对比了三种沟通模式中的被动与有针对性的促进风格——面对面会议、在线视频聊天和异步在线参与。该项目是为了响应公民创新挑战计划。 —Track B. 弥合基本资源和服务与社区需求之间的差距 — 是 NSF、国土安全部和能源部之间的合作。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过评估被认为值得支持使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。