Bringing in the citizen: Stakeholder participation in co-production processes of sustainable housing
Hanna Ahtosalo, Charlotta Harju, Eliisa Kylkilahti, Jani Lukkarinen, Katja Lähtinen, Henna Syrjälä · 2026
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Hanna Ahtosalo and five co-authors published a 2026 study on bringing citizens into the making of green housing policy in Finland. Such shifts govern better when the people affected help shape them. The team used stakeholder theory to judge three real processes. One was a service design project. One was a hackathon. One was a set of transition arenas.
Each process aimed high. Each sought deep involvement and teamwork. Each even spoke of giving citizens a real say. What citizens actually got differed case by case. In some, their role stayed small despite the aim. Context, office habits, and process design all shaped how citizen views landed. The authors argue that closing the gap between promised and real roles is key for fair housing change.
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| CREATOR | Hanna Ahtosalo, Charlotta Harju, Eliisa Kylkilahti, Jani Lukkarinen, Katja Lähtinen, Henna Syrjälä |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 56 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |