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Interpreting expectations: Normative and predictive expectations from the citizens’ viewpoint
Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift/Konferencebidrag i tidsskrift /Bidrag til avis › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
Dokumenter
- Interpreting expectations_Final version_2020
Forlagets udgivne version, 392 KB, PDF-dokument
DOI
- https://doi.org/10.30636/jbpa.31.72
Forlagets udgivne version
- Morten Hjortskov
Citizens’ expectations are a primary source of information for politicians and public managers when developing public policies in democracies. Moreover, expectations are thought to have extensive influence on how citizens evaluate the resulting policy. If politicians want citizens who are satisfied with public services,
they need to address these expectations. Theories of expectation formation tell us that two general forms of expectations exist: predictive and normative. Predictive expectations are about how a future service will be, whereas normative expectations concern how it should be. But do citizens make this distinction? If they perceive
and express their expectations differently than the theory predicts, it might affect the knowledge that we have on citizen expectations and their effects. This study investigates whether citizens have different interpretations of expectations and whether making them aware of the distinctions between predictive and normative
expectations causes them to change their expectations. Results show that citizens interpret expectations very differently and that experimentally posing different questions about expectations at the same time merely increases the effect. The implications for the assessment of citizen expectations are discussed.
they need to address these expectations. Theories of expectation formation tell us that two general forms of expectations exist: predictive and normative. Predictive expectations are about how a future service will be, whereas normative expectations concern how it should be. But do citizens make this distinction? If they perceive
and express their expectations differently than the theory predicts, it might affect the knowledge that we have on citizen expectations and their effects. This study investigates whether citizens have different interpretations of expectations and whether making them aware of the distinctions between predictive and normative
expectations causes them to change their expectations. Results show that citizens interpret expectations very differently and that experimentally posing different questions about expectations at the same time merely increases the effect. The implications for the assessment of citizen expectations are discussed.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | Journal of Behavioral Public Administration |
| Vol/bind | 3 |
| Nummer | 1 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 1-11 |
| ISSN | 2576-6465 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - jan. 2020 |
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