Erik Hans Klijn, Joop Koppenjan

Governance Networks in the Public Sector

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 organizations 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 governance. This book presents the most recent theoretical and empirical insights into governance networks.¿ It 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 governments, business and third sector organisations operating in and governing networks. Governance Networks in the Public Sector is an essential text for advanced students of public management, public administration, public policy and political science, and for public managers and policymakers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 374
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 727g
• ISBN-13: 9780415706995
• ISBN-10: 0415706998
• Artikelnr.: 42796247

Autorenporträt

Erik Hans Klijn is Professor of Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. His research focuses on topics like network management, the role of trust, public-private partnerships, democratic legitimacy, the influence of media attention, and branding. Joop Koppenjan is Professor of Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He studies public policy, complex decision-making, governance networks, public-private partnerships, and public service delivery in areas like transport, water, urban governance, social support, care, and safety.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Governance Networks in the Public Sector. An Introduction Part I:
Governance Networks 2. An Intellectual History of Networks 3. Substantive
Complexity in Governance Networks: Multiple perceptions and contested
knowledge 4. Strategic Complexity in Governance Networks: Strategies,
games, rounds and arenas 5. Institutional Complexity of Governance
Networks: Patterns, rules and trust Part II: Network Management 6. Managing
Substantive Complexities in Governance Networks 7. Managing Strategic
Complexity in Governance Networks 8. Managing Institutional Complexities in
Governance Networks Part III: Normative Issues in Governance Networks 9.
Governance Networks and Democracy 10. Governance Networks and
Accountability 11. Evaluating Governance Networks Part IV: Synthesis and
Reflection 12. Analyzing Governance Networks 13. Wrapping Things up and
Looking Ahead: Towards a New Public Governance?