Roskilde University Co-creation as a new form of citizen engagement Comparing Danish and Dutch experiences at the local government level Torfing, Jacob; Siebers, Vinitha Published in: International Public Management Review Publication date: 2018 Document Version Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Citation for published version (APA): Torfing, J., & Siebers, V. (2018). Co-creation as a new form of citizen engagement: Comparing Danish and Dutch experiences at the local government level. International Public Management Review, 18(2), 187-208. http://journals.sfu.ca/ipmr/index.php/ipmr/article/download/335/297 General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain. • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal. Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact
[email protected] providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 24. Sep. 2021 CO-CREATION AS A NEW FORM OF CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT: COMPARING DANISH AND DUTCH EXPERIENCES AT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL Vinitha Siebers and Jacob Torfing ABSTRACT Citizen engagement is a key component of modern liberal democracy, especially at the local level, it is an important tool for generating political input, securing political sup- port, mobilizing societal resources and finding creative solutions to the problems and challenges that governments face.