Studying complex systems through design interventions Probing open government data ecosystems in the Netherlands

Erna Ruijer; Justien Dingelstad; Albert Meijer

doi:10.1080/14719037.2021.1942533

Studying complex systems through design interventions Probing open government data ecosystems in the Netherlands

Erna Ruijer^*, Justien Dingelstad, Albert Meijer

^*Corresponding author for this work

Dutch Advisory Council of Science

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Abstract

Recently, we have seen a rising interest in the study of complex systems in public administration. This paper demonstrates how specific design interventions, also referred to as ‘probes’, can be used to investigate complex systems. The value of this strategy is demonstrated by probing three open data ecosystems in the Netherlands. The probes produce a new understanding of the interrelations between underlying patterns and dynamics of open government data practices. Our research shows that probing is a promising research strategy that can produce rigorous academic knowledge on the underlying patterns and dynamics of complex systems in public administration.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	129-149
Number of pages	21
Journal	Public Management Review
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2021.1942533
Publication status	Published - 2023

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© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Funding

This work was funded by the Horizon 2020 project [645860] and by the Ministry of Justice and Security, the Netherlands. The authors would like to thank their ROUTE-TO-PA colleagues and Marij Swinkels for their valuable feedback and contributions.

Funders	Funder number
Horizon 2020 project
Ministry of Justice and Security
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme	645860

Keywords

Complex systems
design interventions
living lab
open data ecosystems
open government data

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