Managing citizen engagement: Public-private partnership governance in selected metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies in Ghana

Year 2022, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 21 - 37, 01.07.2022

Anita Djoble-d’almeida

Abstract

The study contributes to the existing literature by viewing the phenomenon of managing citizen engagement in PPPs through a governance lens instead of the generic stakeholder theory in the face of the ideological differences inherent in PPPs. A qualitative methodology facilitated data collection from fifty-six participants in four administrative regions in Ghana to explore in-depth, factors underlying the divergent interests of PPP actors in managing citizen engagement, their implications, and how to address the governance dilemma. The key findings revealed that the conflicting rationales for using PPP from the perspective of both public and private actors, constituted a major latent governance issue that influenced management of citizen engagement either positively or negatively. The study therefore suggests the alignment of the divergent interests to improve governance frameworks for managing citizen engagement to enhance PPP outcomes.

Keywords

Public-Private Partnership, Governance, Divergent Interests, Collaboration, Engagement, Covid-19 pandemic

Supporting Institution

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration

Project Number

2

Thanks

I thank you very much in anticipation of having my article peer-reviewed. This is my second article and I am happy to be publishing in the prestigious Journal of Economy journal

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