Publication Type

Conference Proceeding Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

6-2014

Abstract

Crowdsourcing is beginning to be used for policymaking. The “wisdom of crowds” [Surowiecki 2005], and crowdsourcing [Brabham 2008], are seen as new avenues that can shape all kinds of policy, from transportation policy [Nash 2009] to urban planning [Seltzer and Mahmoudi 2013], to climate policy. In general, many have high expectations for positive outcomes with crowdsourcing, and based on both anecdotal and empirical evidence, some of these expectations seem justified [Majchrzak and Malhotra 2013]. Yet, to our knowledge, research has yet to emerge that unpacks the different forms of crowdsourcing in light of each stage of the well-established policy cycle. This work addresses this research gap, and in doing so brings increased nuance to the application of crowdsourcing techniques for policymaking.

Keywords

Crowdsourcing, Policy Cycle, Virtual Labor Markets, Tournament-Based Collaboration, Open Collaboration, Policy Design, Policy Evaluation, Policy Implementation, Policy Enforcement

Discipline

Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation

Research Areas

Political Science

Publication

Collective Intelligence 2014, June 10-12, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence

First Page

1

Last Page

5

Publisher

MIT Center for Collective Intelligence

City or Country

Cambridge, MA

Additional URL

https://ssrn.com/abstract=2398191

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