Crowdsourcing the Policy Cycle

Prpić PhD, John; Taeihagh, Araz; Melton, James

Crowdsourcing the Policy Cycle

Prpić, J., Taeihagh, A., & Melton, J. (2014). Crowdsourcing the Policy Cycle. Collective Intelligence 2014, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence.

5 Pages Posted: 22 Feb 2014 Last revised: 17 Dec 2015

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Araz Taeihagh

National University of Singapore (NUS) - Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

James Melton

Central Michigan University - College of Business Administration

Date Written: February 18, 2014

Abstract

Crowdsourcing is beginning to be used for policymaking. The “wisdom of crowds” [Surowiecki 2005], and crowdsourcing [Brabham 2008], are seen as new avenues that can shape all kinds of policy, from transportation policy [Nash 2009] to urban planning [Seltzer and Mahmoudi 2013], to climate policy. In general, many have high expectations for positive outcomes with crowdsourcing, and based on both anecdotal and empirical evidence, some of these expectations seem justified [Majchrzak and Malhotra 2013]. Yet, to our knowledge, research has yet to emerge that unpacks the different forms of crowdsourcing in light of each stage of the well-established policy cycle. This work addresses this research gap, and in doing so brings increased nuance to the application of crowdsourcing techniques for policymaking.

Keywords: Crowdsourcing, Policy Cycle, Virtual Labor Markets, Tournament-Based Collaboration, Open Collaboration, Policy Design, Policy Evaluation, Policy Implementation, Policy Enforcement

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Prpić, John and Taeihagh, Araz and Melton, James, Crowdsourcing the Policy Cycle (February 18, 2014). Prpić, J., Taeihagh, A., & Melton, J. (2014). Crowdsourcing the Policy Cycle. Collective Intelligence 2014, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2398191