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Debating Governance: Authority, Steering, and Democracy
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The authors examine the effectiveness of different non-institutional strategies at the disposal of modern governments in tackling issues of urban decline, public administrations, governmental regionalization, budget deficits and global economics.Abstract:
Leading scholars in the field of governance examine the effectiveness of the different non-institutional strategies at the disposal of modern governments in tackling issues of urban decline, public administrations, governmental regionalization, budget deficits and global economics. The governance approach to political science yields a new perspective on the role of the state, domestically as well as in the international arena. Globalization, internationalization, and the growing influence of networks in domestic politics means that the notions of state strength and the role of the state in society must re-examined.read more
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States and Modes of Regulation in the Global Political Economy
TL;DR: In this paper, a comparative perspective on the evolution of states in the global political economy and the emergence of the regulatory states in that context is developed, and the authors argue that the study of the political economy of regulation remains excessively dominated by Anglo-American and European perspectives, and conclude that these hinder our full understanding of the various modes of regulation that have emerged in recent years.
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Bridging complexity theory and hierarchies, markets, networks, communities: a ‘population genetics’ framework for understanding institutional change from within
TL;DR: In this article, a population genetics account of governance dynamics using complexity concepts is developed, which can help researchers understand how agents attempt to transform meso-level institutions from within, using the field of primary medical care governance in Auckland as an example.
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The iCASS Platform: Nine principles for landscape conservation design
Robert M. Campellone,Kristina M. Chouinard,Nicholas A. Fisichelli,John A. Gallo,Joseph R. Lujan,Ronald J. McCormick,Thomas A. Miewald,Brent A. Murry,D. John Pierce,Daniel R. Shively +9 more
TL;DR: The intention is to pivot from single-institution, siloed assessment and planning to stakeholder-driven, participatory design, leading to collaborative decision-making and extensive landscape conservation.
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Norwegian Local Councils as Democratic Meta-governors? A Study of Networks Established to Manage Cross-border Natural Resources
Sissel Hovik,Signy Irene Vabo +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the question whether it is possible for local councils to play a role as democratic meta-governors in situations with cross-border conflicts over interests.
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The rise and decline of a visionary policy: Swedish ICT-policy in retrospect
Patrik Hall,Karl Löfgren +1 more
TL;DR: The new modes of governance in ICT-policy have not been efficient tools to accomplish the high ambitions and objectives of the policy and the new institutions set up to manage 'the future' have in many cases become 'garbage cans' for issues the traditional "institutions" have been capable of managing.