Given the challenges we face in contemporary society, it is urgent to promote citizen participation in the evaluation of regional public services and policies in order to contribute solutions to social and environmental problems and achieve the goals of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda. From a historical perspective, citizen participation has been carried out through mechanisms and instruments that have had little transformative effect on citizens and public institutions and administrations. With the aim of improving citizen participation, new mechanisms and instruments are emerging, such as engaged citizen auditing, which contributes to advancing practices of transparency and co-governance.
Acronym
ACCEPT
Reference code
CIGE/2024/032
Description
Since 2022, the Valencian Regional Government and the INGENIO Institute (CSIC-UPV) have been developing studies and pilot projects on Engaged Citizen Auditing, characterized by the participatory evaluation of public services and policies in the Valencian Community. The Emerging Research Group on Engaged Citizen Auditing and Transformative Participatory Evaluation (ACCEPT) aims to analyze the experiences of citizen auditing developed at the regional level and compare them with other national and international experiences.
Principal investigators:
- Leivas Vargas, Monique
- PDI-Ajudant Doctor/A
Non-UV principal researchers
Carola Calabuig Tormo-INGENIO Institute (CSIC-Universitat Politècnica de València)
Álvaro Fernández-Baldor Martínez-INGENIO Institute (CSIC-Universitat Politècnica de València)
Start date
2025
September
End date
2027
August
Funding agencies:
Generalitat Valenciana
Project type
- GVA - GE - Emerging research groups
