Public value co-creation and sense of belonging: Evidence from local government annual reports
研究澳大利亚和加拿大地方政府年度报告中公民参与行动披露，分析公共价值共创机制及其对公民归属感的影响，发现地方政府主要通过反馈和建议鼓励参与，较少采用共同设计。
This study explores the annual reports of a sample of Australian and Canadian local governments (LG), focusing on the disclosures they make on citizen engagement actions, and their potential for public value co-creation, as well as their impact on citizens’ sense of belonging. To capture the creation of public value the study uses the public value creation mechanisms proposed by Virtanen and Jalonen (2024). Results indicate various cases where the LG Councils tend to encourage citizens’ involvement in public issues, mainly by providing feedback and suggestions related to projects and other initiatives, and to a lesser extent through actual co-design practices. Public value creation mechanisms are, however, evident in most of these cases. Also, there is reported evidence of citizens being valued and appreciated for their involvement which is consistent with LGs’ attempt to boost and increase the citizens’ sense of belonging.