The concept of service co-production: proposal for application in the Brazilian Judiciary

Abstract Despite the relevance of judicial services for the operation of government and society as a whole, the provision of this service in Brazil has almost no received interest from public administration scholars. In this essay we discuss the judicial services based on the co-production concept, the management models and the mechanisms of user’s participation. The purpose of this article is to encourage the co-production of judicial services in Brazil. The work shows how some judicial services are co-produced and how this process could be improved based on the role of judges and managers. Therefore, we offer a set of theoretical propositions to be tested empirically in future studies. We provide conceptual tools to assist researchers in the description, evaluation and prediction of different modes of co-production of judicial services. In addition, we reinforce with managers and members of the Judiciary the importance of strategically considering the experience and participation of users in the production and delivery of services.