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100			_aEdelenbos, Jurian
245			_aThe evolution of community self-organization in interaction with government institutions: cross-case insights from three Countries
260			_c2018
300			_ap.52-66.
362			_aJan
520			_aThis article deals with the evolution of community self-organization in public administration. Within the literature of interactive governance, increasing attention is being paid to how communities take initiative in dealing with societal issues. However, we know little about the factors contributing to the durability of self-organization. We analyzed three cases of community self-organization in three different countries: the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Netherlands. We found that community self-organization initiatives are strongly embedded in governmental environments, leading to different modes of interaction that change from phase to phase and in response to reciptiveness (or the lack thereof) among government counterparts. These modes of interaction strongly influence the evolution of community self-organization efforts. Moreover, we conclude that it is important that self-organized citizen initiatives represent and capture the perspectives and interests of large groups of citizens. This condition positively influences the evolution and duration of citizen initiatives. Those who manage to link with other citizens, including via community and volunteer organizations, can succeed. Those who do not can lose their legitimacy and fail. - Reproduced.
650			_aCommunity self organization
650			_aGovernment institutions
650			_aNon governmental organizations
700			_aSchenk, Todd
700			_aMeerkerk, Ingmar van
773			_aAmerican Review of Public Administration
909			_a117088
999			_c117082 _d117082