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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298512403321

Titolo

Evolutionary Governance Theory [[electronic resource] ] : Theory and Applications / / edited by Raoul Beunen, Kristof Van Assche, Martijn Duineveld

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-12274-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (339 p.)

Disciplina

330

330.15

Soggetti

Public administration

Political science

Corporate governance

Development economics

Sociology

Environmental management

Public Administration

Political Science

Corporate Governance

Development Economics

Knowledge - Discourse

Environmental Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Part I: Introduction -- Part II: Configurations of Actors and Institutions -- Part III: Configurations of Power/Knowledge -- Part IV: Case Studies -- Part V: Conclusions -- Glossary.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume presents empirical studies and theoretical reflections on Evolutionary Governance Theory (EGT), its most important concepts and their interrelations. As a novel theory of governance, EGT understands governance as radically evolutionary, which implies that all elements of governance are subject to evolution, that these elements co-evolve and



that many of them are the product of governance itself. Through this book we learn how communities understand themselves and their environment and why they create the complex structures and processes we analyze as governance paths. Authors from different disciplines develop the EGT framework further and apply it to a wide range of governance issues that cover topics such as welfare state governance, networks of power, governance of agricultural resources etc. The contributors also reflect on the possibilities and limitations of steering, intervention, management and development in a world continuously in flux. It bridges the gap between more fundamental and philosophical accounts of the social sciences and applied studies, offering theoretical advancement as well as practical recommendations.