Meaning of participation-washing | Babel Free

Definitions

The strategy or practice by organizations (such as companies and governments) of a process of "hollow" (fake) consultation of citizens or members, despite no (or little) interest in such participation, in order to improve their public image, gather attention and sympathy by creating an illusion of openness.

uncountable

Examples

“Participation can be used tokenistically - and ‘participation-washing’ is a common concern in data systems and beyond.”

“Participation washing can take many forms, including practitioners not respecting the needs and ideas of participants, not providing them with clear instructions about what they’ll be expected to contribute or not compensating participants sufficiently.”

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