Contingency Framework of Structural Factors for Public Participation Spaces and Consultation for Improved Governance

Abstract

This study has the aim to analyse the structural factors for public participation spaces in a contingency framework for consultation and improved governance. It departs from the assumption that the structural factors framed by a contingency construct can support the public participation spaces for consultation and improved governance. The method employed is the meta-analysis supported by the reflective and descriptive analysis based on the conceptual, theoretical and empirical research literature. The analysis concludes that the creation and development of some structural factors such as the infrastructure, structure, power, resources, methods, and tools framed in a contingency model contribute to enhance the public and political participation spaces and consultation for governance in any organization, community, and society.