participation-washing
Meanings
noun
- 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.
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Etymology
Apparently coined in 2020 from participation + washing
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