Governance Networks in the Public Sector

Erik Hans Klijn, Joop Koppenjan, Wouter Spekkink, Rianne Warsen (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

268 Seiten

2025 | 2nd edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-51419-2 (ISBN)

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Governance Networks in the Public Sector presents a comprehensive study of governance networks and the management of complexities in network settings. Public, private, and non-profit organisations are increasingly faced with complex, wicked problems when making decisions, developing policies, or delivering services in the public sector. These activities take place in networks of interdependent actors guided by diverging and sometimes conflicting perceptions and strategies. As a result, these networks are dominated by cognitive, strategic, and institutional complexities. Dealing with these complexities requires sophisticated forms of coordination: network management.

This book provides a conceptual framework and analytical tools to study the complexities involved in handling wicked problems in governance networks in the public sector. The book also discusses strategies and management recommendations for government, business, and third sector organisations operating in and governing networks. This second edition of the book is a truly revised edition, incorporating recent developments in network governance theory and practice, such as the influences of traditional and social media on network governance processes.

This volume is an essential text for advanced students of public management, public administration, public policy, and political science, and for public managers and policymakers.

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Erik Hans Klijn is Professor of Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Joop Koppenjan is Professor of Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Wouter Spekkink is Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Sociology at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Rianne Warsen is Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Sociology (DPAS) at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

1. Governance networks in the public sector: an introduction Part 1: Governance networks 2. Substantive complexity in governance networks: multiple perceptions and contested knowledge 3. Strategic complexity in governance networks: strategic interactions of actors in processes 4. Institutions and institutional complexity in governance networks Part 2: Network governance 5. Network management: managing strategic and substantive complexity 6. Managing institutional complexities in governance networks Part 3: Normative issues 7. Governance networks, democracy, and accountability 8. Governance networks and evaluation Part 4: Syntheses and conclusions 9. Analysing governance networks: methodical steps to analyse actors, processes, and networks 10. Conclusions, reflections, and looking ahead: the future of network governance

Erscheinungsdatum	17.04.2025
Zusatzinfo	21 Tables, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	520 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Planung / Organisation
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10	1-032-51419-1 / 1032514191
ISBN-13	978-1-032-51419-2 / 9781032514192
Zustand	Neuware