Setting the stage: scenic design and observers’ perceptions of the quality of public governance meetings

Catherine Farrell, Dave McKenna and Matt Wall

Public Management Review, 2022, vol. 24, issue 11, 1663-1681

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.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2021.1909347

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