Relationship of New Public Management (NPM) and Citizens Public Participation on Public Policy in Iran

Abstract

Stable democracy needs active participation and cooperation of citizens in different fields, including new public management specifications of customer-driving, flexibility, seeking participation and putting the works under people care, increasing the management responsibility and realization of aims.

The purpose of this research is the impact of New Public Management relationship and Citizens Public Participation on the public policy. The research method is mensuration descriptive. The data collection instruments are exploring, Delphi and mensuration studies. Statistical population of this research is some people who referred to Islamic Consultative Assembly as client; the statistical sample of this research also is using of (available) simple non-casual sampling method, proportional to the number of indefinite population was estimated 266 people. Therefore, 300 questionnaires distributed which finally at the data process stage 270 questionnaires were collected and analyzed. The research findings show that new public management has positive and significant impact on the citizens` participation. Circumferential factors have positive and significant impact on the citizens` participation.