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Book SynopsisIn many countries, government and society have undergone a major shift in recent years, now tending toward 'smaller government' and 'bigger society'. This development has lent increased meaning to the notion of interactive governance, a concept that this book takes not as a normative ideal but as an empirical phenomenon that needs constant critical scrutiny, reflection and embedding in modern societies.
Critical Reflections on Interactive Governance assesses the fundamental changes we can see in civic engagement in interactive governance to new forms of civic self-organization. Eminent scholars across a host of varying disciplines critically discuss a wealth of surrounding issues such as; the role of politicians in interactive governance; whether government strategies - stressing increasing responsibilities for citizens - exclude and mainstream certain people; the type of leadership required for interactive governance to work and what new forms of co-production between governmental institutions, civic organisations and citizens arise. The book concludes with the prospect of potential hybrid institutional and organizational arrangements, like the co-operative model to democracy or the social enterprise, in developing and implementing public services and products.
Astute and engaging, Critical Reflections on Interactive Governance will appeal to students in the areas of political science, sociology, public administration and organization management. Scholars and practitioners in the field of interactive governance, participation and civic self-organization will also be particularly interested in this book.
Contributors include: H.P. Bang, K.P.R. Bartels, V. Bekkers, T. Bovaird, T. Brandsen, E. Czaika, B. Denters, M. Duijn, M. Duniam, J. Edelenbos, G.J. Ellen, R. Eversole, S. Groeneveld, E.H. Klijn, J. Kooiman, E. Loeffler, S. Moyson, B. Ottow, Y. Papadopoulos, K.L. Patterson, B.G. Peters, J. Pierre, M. Ranahan, A. Røiseland, D. Rumore, M. Russo, T. Schenk, R.M. Silverman, J.D. Sobels, T. Søndergård Madsen, E. Sørensen, J. Torfing, P. Triantafillou, S.I. Vabo, A. van Buuren, S. Van de Walle, I. van Meerkerk, W. Voorberg, H. Wagenaar, L. Yin
Trade ReviewThis volume presents a much wanted and comprehensive overview of the phenomenon of interactive governance between governments and citizens, which many see as a remedy for the problems of effectiveness and democratic legitimacy with which governments in our current network society wrestle. It compiles theoretical ideas, concepts and critical reflections from authoritative authors skillfully assembled by the editors. A must-read for scholars, students, and practitioners who try to make sense of this increasingly salient governance practice.' --Joop Koppenjan, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands
'This excellent volume offers new insights into contemporary civic engagement by exploring the expansion of ''civic-induced'', as opposed to ''government-induced'', interactive governance. At the same time, the volume's critical (though not skeptical) stance towards interactive governance illuminates inherent limits and tensions and usefully organizes key debates about this expanding mode of governance.' --Christopher Ansell, University of California, Berkeley
Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Three Reflecting Perspectives on Interactive Governance Jurian Edelenbos and Ingmar van Meerkerk 2. Interactive Governance and Governability Jan Kooiman 3. Forms of Governance and Policy Problems: Coping with Complexity B. Guy Peters and Jon Pierre 4. Interactive Governance: A Challenge to Institutionalism Henrik P. Bang 5. Democratic Transfer: Everyday Neoliberalism, Hegemony and the Prospects for Democratic Renewal Hendrik Wagenaar 6. Interactive – or counteractive – governance? Lessons learned about citizen participation and political leadership Asbjørn Røiseland and Signy Irene Vabo 7. Interactive Governance: Authorisation, Representation, and Accountability Yannis Papadopoulos 8. Making Good Citizens: Power and Empowerment in Community Development Programmes in Nepal Tina Søndergård Madsen and Peter Triantafillou 9. What Do Public Officials Think About Citizens? The Role of Public Officials’ Trust and Their Perceptions of Citizens’ Trustworthiness in Interactive Governance Stéphane Moyson, Steven Van De Walle and Sandra Groeneveld 10. Governance In Flux: A Study of Irrigator Compliance in South Australia Jonathan Sobels 11. Community Self-Organization: Potentials and Pitfalls Bas Denters 12. What Has Co-Production Ever Done for Interactive Governance? Tony Bovaird and Elke Loeffler 13. Interactive Governance and the Social Construction of Citizens as Co-Creators William Voorberg and Victor Bekkers 14. Social Enterprises in Rural Community Governance: Evidence From Tasmania Mary Duniam and Robyn Eversole 15. Public Engagement, Governance, and the Pursuit of Equity in Contemporary Urban Revitalization: Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) With Public Versus Nonprofit Developers Kelly L. Patterson, Molly Ranahan, Robert Mark Silverman and Li Yin 16. Governments and Self-Organization: A Hedgehog’s Dilemma Taco Brandsen 17. Doing What’s Necessary: How Encounters in Practice Shape and Improve Interactive Governance Koen P.R. Bartels 18. Joint Fact-Finding: An Approach for Advancing Interactive Governance When Scientific and Technical Information is in Question Todd Schenk, Ellen Czaika, Danya Rumore and Michal Russo 19. Interactive Governance and the Limits of Knowledge Coproduction Arwin Van Buuren, Mike Duijn, Gerald Jan Ellen and Bouke Ottow 20. The Managerial Aspect of Interactive Governance Erik Hans Klijn 21. Political Leadership in the Age of Interactive Governance: Reflections on the Political Aspects of Metagovernance Eva Sørensen and Jacob Torfing 22. Complementary Boundary Spanning Leadership: Making Civic-Induced Interactive Governance Work Ingmar Van Meerkerk and Jurian Edelenbos 23. Conclusions: Synthesizing Key Reflections and Exploring New Avenues for Research and Debate on Interactive Governance Jurian Edelenbos and Ingmar Van Meerkerk Index
