Citizen Representation in City Government-Driven Crowdsourcing

dc.contributor.authorClark, Benjamin Y.
dc.contributor.authorBrudney, Jeffrey L.
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-06T13:06:08Z
dc.date.available2020-06-06T13:06:08Z
dc.date.issued43709
dc.description.abstractThis article examines the citizen representativeness of crowdsourcing achieved through 311 systems—the non-emergency and quality of life service request reporting systems used by local governments. Based on surveys of San Francisco residents conducted in 2011, 2013, and 2015, our findings suggest that no systematic biases exist in participation rates across a range of socio-economic indicators. In addition, the findings provide evidence that participation may be responding positively to the city’s responsiveness, thus creating a self-reinforcing process that benefits an increasingly diverse and representative body of users. This inquiry builds on earlier studies of Boston and San Francisco that show that 311 systems did not bias response to traditionally disadvantaged groups (lower socioeconomic status or racial/ethnic minorities) at the demand level nor from high-volume users.de
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10606-018-9308-2
dc.identifier.pissn1573-7551
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10606-018-9308-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.eusset.eu/handle/20.500.12015/3749
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofComputer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW): Vol. 28, No. 5
dc.relation.ispartofseriesComputer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
dc.subject311 systems
dc.subjectcitizen participation
dc.subjectCrowdsourcing
dc.subjectmobile applications
dc.titleCitizen Representation in City Government-Driven Crowdsourcingde
dc.typeText/Journal Article
gi.citation.endPage910
gi.citation.startPage883

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