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© 2016, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the findings of this special issue and discusses the future challenges for policy, research and society. The findings suggest that challenges emerge as a result of legitimacy deficits of both consensus and contestatory modes of public involvement in health priority setting. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on the discussions and findings presented in this special issue. It seeks to bring the country experiences and case studies together to draw conclusions for policy, research and society. Findings – At least two recurring themes emerge. An underlying theme is the importance, but also the challenge, of establishing legitimacy in health priority setting. The country experiences suggest that we understand very little about the conditions under which representative, or authentic, participation generates legitimacy and under which it will be regarded as insufficient. A second observation is that public participation takes a variety of forms that depend on the opportunity structures in a given national context. Given this variety the conceptualization of public participation needs to be expanded to account for the many forms of public participation. Originality/value – The paper concludes that the challenges of public involvement are closely linked to the question of how legitimate processes and decisions can be generated in priority setting. This suggests that future research must focus more narrowly on conditions under which legitimacy are generated in order to expand the understanding of public involvement in health prioritization.
Author(s): Hunter DJ, Kieslich K, Littlejohns P, Staniszewska S, Tumilty E, Weale A, Williams I
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Health, Organisation and Management
Year: 2016
Volume: 30
Issue: 5
Pages: 796-808
Print publication date: 15/08/2016
Acceptance date: 28/05/2016
ISSN (print): 1477-7266
ISSN (electronic): 1758-7247
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
URL: .10.1108/JHOM-04-2016-0057
DOI: 10.1108/JHOM-04-2016-0057
PubMed id: 27468775
