eprintid: 3533 rev_number: 6 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/35/33 datestamp: 2021-07-07 09:11:55 lastmod: 2021-07-07 09:11:55 status_changed: 2021-07-07 09:11:55 type: thesis metadata_visibility: show sword_depositor: 1 creators_name: Punt, Hanne creators_id: S3752542 creators_email: hannepunt19@gmail.com title: Citizen participation in mega-events: experiences of local government employees and future prospects ispublished: unpub full_text_status: public abstract: This paper tries to answer the question: “What are the prospects for citizen participation during the pre-phase of mega-events based on the experiences of local government employees?” The question was answered by the case study of the Floriade 2022 in Almere which is currently in development. Six semi-structured interviews were conducted with local government employees working for either the municipality of Almere or Floriade BV. All six interviewees were involved in citizen participation to different degrees. In the paper, the forms of citizen participation implemented in the development of the Floriade as well as motives for choosing these forms are discussed. Furthermore, based on the results it can be concluded that lessons for the future of citizen participation in mega-events can be derived from the experiences of local government employees. These lessons consist of working from existing structures in society to involve residents with a constituency, as well as formulating clear aims and targets relating to what to expect from participation at what stage of the process. date: 2021 pages: 22 thesis_type: bachelor degree_programme: SGP tutors_name: Dijk, T. van tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Planologie tutors_email: T.van.Dijk@rug.nl security: validuser keywords_local: Citizen participation keywords_local: Resident involvement keywords_local: Mega-events keywords_local: Floriade Almere language_iso: en agreed_repository: yes date_issued: 2021-07-07 citation: Punt, Hanne (2021) Citizen participation in mega-events: experiences of local government employees and future prospects. Bachelor thesis. document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3533/1/bachelor%20thesis%20Hanne%20Punt.pdf