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2014 | Buch

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Evolutionary Governance Theory

An Introduction

verfasst von: Kristof van Assche, Raoul Beunen, Martijn Duineveld

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buchreihe : SpringerBriefs in Economics

Enthalten in: Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" , Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

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​This short books offers the reader a remarkable new perspective on the way markets, laws and societies evolve together. It can be of use to anyone interested in development, market and public sector reform, public administration, politics & law. Based on a wide variety of case studies on three continents and a variety of conceptual sources, the authors develop a theory that clarifies the nature and functioning of dependencies that mark governance evolutions. This in turn delineates in an entirely new manner the spaces open for policy experiment. As such, it offers a new mapping of the middle ground between libertarianism and social engineering. Theoretically, the approach draws on a wide array of sources: institutional & development economics, systems theories, post-structuralism, actor- network theories, planning theory and legal studies.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter

Introduction

Frontmatter
Chapter 1. Introduction
Abstract
Understanding change has become one of the most important challenges for contemporary governance and its theories. The global economic crisis has shown that researchers and practitioners in many different fields and disciplines face great difficulties in understanding and explaining unexpected events and changes in our society. An insufficient grasp of the different mechanisms that drive the evolution of governance, a partial and often ideological view of the interplay between these mechanisms sustain this void of knowledge and expertise.
Kristof Van Assche, Raoul Beunen, Martijn Duineveld

Governance as Evolution

Frontmatter
Chapter 2. Theoretical Sources of EGT
Abstract
In this chapter we outline the main theoretical sources of EGT-social systems theory, new institutional economics, development economics, and post-structuralism in different versions.
Kristof Van Assche, Raoul Beunen, Martijn Duineveld
Chapter 3. Foundational Concepts
Abstract
In this chapter we present some foundational concepts of EGT. We elaborate on functional and organisational differentiation and on formal, informal and dead institutions. The way these two sets of concepts are combined, forms the basis of our perspective on governance paths.
Kristof Van Assche, Raoul Beunen, Martijn Duineveld

Building Blocks for Evolutionary Governance Theory

Frontmatter
Chapter 4. Evolutionary Paths
Abstract
In this chapter we discuss the concept of governance paths and the forms of dependency marking paths. The forms of dependency constitute rigidities in governance evolution, but leave space for flexibility, for path creation.
Kristof Van Assche, Raoul Beunen, Martijn Duineveld
Chapter 5. Seeing, Making and Distributing Things
Abstract
In this chapter we investigate the construction of subjects and objects in governance paths, the inclusion of those in policies and plans, and their impact via implementation. Implementation is understood as a process, and policies are considered temporary constructs coordinating power/knowledge, but continuously affected by other power/knowledge configurations.
Kristof Van Assche, Raoul Beunen, Martijn Duineveld
Chapter 6. The Power of Stories
Abstract
In this chapter we discuss a special form of discursive structure, narrative, and its effects. Metaphors and open concepts are analysed as concepts that have effects amplified in narratives. These effects can vary from closing the narrative to opening it, from linking by suggesting similarity to disconnecting by suggesting dissimilarity. Ideologies are then presented as embedding narratives.
Kristof Van Assche, Raoul Beunen, Martijn Duineveld
Chapter 7. Governance Paths and Reality Effects
Abstract
In this chapter we investigate the reality effects of discourses in governance and discourses codified in policy. We distinguish between performance and performativity and acknowledge the importance of the discursive context. Next we discuss the performance and performativity exemplified by two special types of narratives, those claiming success and failure. The impact of narratives of success and failure on governance paths is examined.
Kristof Van Assche, Raoul Beunen, Martijn Duineveld

Applying EGT

Frontmatter
Chapter 8. Governance and Its Categories
Abstract
In this chapter we elaborate on the situation after evolution and present a framework to analyse a world in which many governance paths have produced a wide variety of governance arrangements. Understanding the functioning of governance arrangements requires reconstruction of paths. Such reconstruction can be aided by a categorization of the resulting arrangements. We propose two ways to categorize, one for the larger scale, distinguishing governance models, and one for the smaller scale, distinguishing governance dimensions.
Kristof Van Assche, Raoul Beunen, Martijn Duineveld
Chapter 9. Overview of the EGT Model
Abstract
In this chapter we bring together a series of the concepts presented earlier in a brief synthesis of EGT. Actor/institution and power/knowledge configurations are presented as the fundamental concepts shaping the development of governance paths.
Kristof Van Assche, Raoul Beunen, Martijn Duineveld
Chapter 10. Policy Formulation and EGT: Making Governance Work
Abstract
In this chapter we briefly outline a number of domains of application for EGT, some preliminary insights in each domain, and methodological considerations. We conclude with a reflection on the value of EGT in mapping out the middle ground between libertarian and socialist ideologies.
Kristof Van Assche, Raoul Beunen, Martijn Duineveld
Metadaten
Titel
Evolutionary Governance Theory
verfasst von
Kristof van Assche
Raoul Beunen
Martijn Duineveld
Copyright-Jahr
2014
Electronic ISBN
978-3-319-00984-1
Print ISBN
978-3-319-00983-4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00984-1