By Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

Organizing a participation process is not an end in itself. It is the means to achieve an underlying goal. What can these underlying goals be? This quick study is limited to the goals of the initiator. However, the goals of the participants may be different from those of the initiator. This should be explicitly addressed in the participation process. If it becomes clear that the goal of the initiator is different from that of a participant, expectations on both sides can become more realistic. This quick study describes the possible goals of a participation process. In doing so, use has been made of (scientific) literature. The goals are categorized as normative, instrumental and substantive.

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