Citizens and the legitimacy outcomes of collaborative governance An administrative burden perspective
本文从行政负担和政策反馈文献出发，采用合法性积极视角，理论研究协作治理的制度设计如何影响公民对国家与官僚机构的合法性判断，并指出在特定制度特征下可能产生三种增强合法性的效应。
Is collaborative governance ‘democracy-enhancing’ and does it generate legitimacy? Drawing from the literatures on administrative burden and policy feedback and a positive approach to legitimacy, this theoretical article studies how the institutional design of collaborative governance impacts on the legitimacy citizens grant the state and the bureaucracy. It argues that three legitimacy-enhancing effects based on targeting, deliberation and exposure are likely, providing that a specific set of institutional features is present. This article invites scholars and practitioners to reflect not only on the direct consequences of collaborative governance but also on its broader democratic outcomes.