ABSTRACT

Whilst the importance of securing effective governance has been widely researched, seating configurations and the design of governance settings have not. Taking a dramaturgical perspective, this paper uses the conceptual language of scenic design to examine the relationship between meeting size, seating configurations, actor positioning and perceptions of public governance quality in UK council meetings. Using both quantitative and qualitative data, the paper finds strong support that those involved in public governance feel that seating configurations and actor positioning are important considerations and that these factors can help to explain variation in perceptions of meetings’ public governance quality.

摘要

虽然确保有效治理的重要性已得到广泛研究，但座位配置和治理设置的设计尚未得到广泛研究。从戏剧的角度，本文使用场景设计的概念语言来研究英国议会会议中会议规模、座位配置、演员定位和公共治理质量感知之间的关系。使用定量和定性数据，本文发现参与公共治理的人认为座位配置和参与者定位是重要的考虑因素，这些因素有助于解释对会议公共治理质量的看法的变化。