Public Administrators' Trust in Citizens: A Missing Link in Citizen Involvement Efforts

摘要: An important but unattended consideration in citizen participation efforts is whether public officials trust citizens and, if not, they can formulate and implement policies that really engage, empower, emancipate citizens. This study attempts to answer four questions: Is officials' relevant important? it a valid construct be differentiated from other constructs? What factors influence its level? And how does involvement efforts? Based on survey of 320 administrators, the finds administrators' predictor proactive efforts. Public administrators generally have neutral (neither trustful nor distrustful) view Finally, affecting level are identified at individual, organizational, societal levels.