Public participation: Picking the players
Journal Article
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· Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
OSTI ID:411531
- Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken, SC (United States)
When citizens become involved in the public policy decision-making process, who picks the players? Are there any criteria for determining which members of the public should sit at the table? These are questions frequently asked by new participants and observers of the public involvement process. In the interest of trust and credibility, the process must be one of self-selection. Any exclusion on the part of the sponsoring organization would probably be interpreted by the public and the press as manipulative self-interest. Clearly, at times there are irrational people attending public meetings or submitting written comments. But if an organization begins excluding participants, the risk increases that the process will be perceived as a travesty.
- OSTI ID:
- 411531
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-951006--
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 73; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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