Incentive Structures for the Adoption of Crowdsourcing in Public Policy: A Bureaucratic Politics Model

Collective intelligence paradigms have been increasingly embraced by the public sector as a way to address complex policy challenges. The field is limited, however, our little, comparative understanding of political economy factors that create incentives around adoption certain types collective over others in different organizational settings. This article uses typology citizen-sourced open innovation models based on work Daren Brabham well insights from Elinor Ostrom and Archon Fung, order produce theoretical model determinants crowdsourcing decisions sector. derives analysis matches various administrative scenarios modalities developments. are illustrated through number initiatives provide important lessons practitioners designing such