Participation
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Participation may refer to:
- Participation (decision making)Participation (decision making)Participation in social science refers to different mechanisms for the public to express opinions - and ideally exert influence - regarding political, economic, management or other social decisions. Participatory decision making can take place along any realm of human social activity, including...
, a notion in theory of management, economics and politics - Participation (ownership)Participation (ownership)In finance, "participation" is an ownership interest in a mortgage or other loan. In particular, loan participation is a cooperation of multiple lenders to issue a loan to one borrower...
, sharing something in common with others - Participation (philosophy)Participation (philosophy)In Philosophy participation is the inverse of inherence.Accidents are said to inhere in substance. Substances, in turn, participate in their accidents. For example, the color red is said to inhere in the red apple. Conversely, the red apple participates in the color red.Participation also is...
- Participation (Finance), getting some benefit from the performance of a certain underlying asset
- e-participationE-participatione-participation is the generally accepted term referring to "ICT-supported participation in processes involved in government and governance". Processes may concern administration, service delivery, decision making and policy making...
, refers to participation in e-government, and is related to the involvement of the citizen in the democratic process.