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Journal of Management and Governance
Published in: Journal of Management and Governance 1/2020

19-04-2019

A threefold perspective: conditions for collaborative governance

Authors: Lihi Lahat, Neta Sher-Hadar

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Abstract

Collaborative governance arrangements have been touted as a useful tool in a world of multiple actors and dynamic public policy. However, they are also cumbersome, costly, difficult to manage, and may be problematic from the democratic perspective. In this theoretical paper we explore the question: Under what conditions is it beneficial to promote collaborative governance arrangements and when is it not? To answer this question, we utilize a three-layer conceptual perspective. In the first layer, we focus on identifying the values most suitable for these arrangements. In the second layer, we look at different situational decisions and the last layer examines the context. While this perspective does not provide a definitive guide, we believe it could contribute to the theoretical and practical development of collaborative arrangements.
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Footnotes
1
Part of the development of the conceptual work is based on the work of Sabatier and Jenkins-Smith.
 
2
The concept of drivers reflects the elements that affect the creation of collaborative governance, but we are focusing on the question of the conditions, so we will not elaborate on them here.
 
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Metadata
Title
A threefold perspective: conditions for collaborative governance
Authors
Lihi Lahat
Neta Sher-Hadar
Publication date
19-04-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Management and Governance / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 1385-3457
Electronic ISSN: 1572-963X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10997-019-09465-1

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