Norwegian Government Consultation Participation 2009-2023

Packed with 251,153 instances of stakeholder participation across 4,062 online public consultations organized by the Norwegian government between 2009 and 2023. It was compiled by Adriana Bunea to analyze how government invitations shape participation patterns and stakeholder diversity.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between the number of government invitations and levels of stakeholder participation across 4,062 consultations.
• Model stakeholder diversity as a function of policy area, initiative type, and consultation length.
• Examine time trends in participation frequency for different stakeholder types across ministries.
• Assess how the association between invitations and participation is conditional upon policy act type (e.g., legislative acts vs. government reports).

Strengths

• Large scale with 251,153 participation instances.
• Comprehensive coverage of 4,062 consultations across all Norwegian government policy areas.
• Longitudinal data spanning 14 years from 2009 to 2023.

Limitations

• Geographic scope is limited to Norway, limiting generalizability to other governance systems.
• The analysis focuses on formal, invited participation, potentially missing informal or spontaneous stakeholder engagement.

Provenance

Source

Public records of Norwegian government consultations, including stakeholder submissions, invitation lists, and policy documents.

Collection Method

Compiled for academic replication of analyses in the associated journal article.

Time Range

2009 to 2023

Freshness

Data covers up to 2023, with the repository last updated in October 2025.

Geography

Norway