Source: Doelen van participatie | Kennisknooppunt Participatie
Participation goals | Quick study
By the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
Organizing a participation process is not an end in itself. It is a means to achieve an underlying goal. What could these underlying goals be?
This quick study is limited to the goals of the initiator. However, the goal of the participants may be different from that of the initiator. This must be explicitly addressed in the participation process. If it becomes clear that the goal of the initiator is different from that of a participant, mutual expectations can become more realistic.
This quick study describes the possible goals of a participation process. This was used (scientific) literature. The goals are categorized as normative, instrumental and substantive.