Innovative Public Engagement: A Conceptual Model of Public Engagement in Dynamic and Responsible Governance of Research and Innovation

This study elaborates a conceptual framework of PE, where innovativeness, participatory performance and dynamic governance remain the key concerns. Our data are based on descriptions of 38 innovative PE cases, selected from a global sample of 256 cases that were identied in the data basis of the MASIS and Engage2020 projects, a systematic literature review, and our own qualitative survey. Data were analysed from two perspectives. Qualitative analysis included a content analysis of each PE case description. The findings were reported through cognitive maps that imprint the input and output ‘footprints’ of each PE case. Quantitative analysis included statistics of the communication patterns, participant selection methods, PE approaches and mechanisms, impact areas, learning and continuity, and features of innovativeness. Qualitative and quantitative results were compared and used as a means to validate the findings.