Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

8-2023

Abstract

This study explores the perceived legitimacy of collaborative governance from a citizens’ perspective. We use a preregistered online survey experiment to test the effect of three factors—representation, performance information, and issue complexity—on the perceived legitimacy of a collaboration. Findings from 1,470 U.S. respondents show that representation and positive performance information influence citizens’ perceptions of collaborative governance legitimacy, while issue complexity has little impact. Additionally, heterogeneous treatment effects were found: respondents with low trust in public organizations factor representation more into their legitimacy perceptions of collaborative governance, while those with high trust in public organizations show little influence of representation.

Keywords

legitimacy, collaborative governance, survey experiment, representation, performance information

Discipline

Political Science | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

Research Areas

Political Science

Publication

Public Management Review

Volume

25

Issue

8

First Page

1517

Last Page

1538

ISSN

1471-9037

Identifier

10.1080/14719037.2022.2026692

Publisher

Routledge

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2022.2026692

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