Governance networks in public administration and public policy. (©2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Christopher Koliba, Jack W. Meek, Asim Zia.
• Other Names: Koliba, Christopher; Meek, Jack W; Zia, Asim
• Contents: The Emergence of Governance Networks: Historical Context, Contemporary Trends, and Considerations; Networks as an Inherent Property of the U.S. Government; Contemporary Trends Shaping Innovation in Governance Networks; Types of Networks Arising out of These Trends; The Stakes: Withering State or Democratic Anchorage?; Descriptive Considerations; Administrative Considerations; Accountability Considerations; Performance Considerations; ; Defining the Governance Network ; Fundamentals of Social Network Analysis; The Place of Interorganizational Networks in Public Administration, Policy, and Governance Studies; The Networked Properties of Governance Processes; Discerning the Properties of Governance Networks; The Conceptual Architecture of the Book; Summary; ; Characteristics of Actors Participating within Governance Networks ; Goal and Role Orientation of Network Actors; Social Sector; Geographic Scale; Scale of Social Nodes; Spanning Social Scales; Center, Periphery, and Trajectories; Variation in Actor Resources and Stock of Available Resources to/ Provided by Actors; Actor Characteristics: A Review; ; Characteristics of Ties between Actors; Social Exchange Theory; Resources Exchanged; Formality and the Coordination of Ties; Strength of Ties; Flow of Authority across Ties; Characteristics of Ties: A Review; ; Network-Wide Functions ; Network-Wide Functions; Operating Functions; Policy Stream Functions; Policy Domain Functions; Network Functions: A Review; ; Network-Wide Structures ; Policy Tools; Macro-Level Network Governance Structure; Configurations of Governance Network Structure; Intergovernmental Relations (IGRs); Interest Group Coalitions (IGCs); Regulatory Subsystems (RSSs); Grant and Contract Agreements (GCAs); Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs); Regional and Geogovernance (GG); Network Structures: A Review; ; Governance Networks as Complex Systems Dynamics ; Permeability and Openness of Boundaries and Borders; System Boundaries; Input-Output Flows; Feedback; The Medium of Feedback in Governance Networks; Network Governance as a Systems Construct; Governance Networks as Complex Adaptive Systems; ; How Are Governance Networks Managed?; The Convergence of Public Administration Paradigms; A Governance Network Administration Paradigm; Governance Network Administration (GNA) Strategies; Oversight and Mandating; Providing Resources; Negotiating and Bargaining; Facilitation; Participatory Governance; Boundary Spanning and Brokering; Systems Thinking; Decision Architectures, Communities of Practice, and Administrative Discretion; How Does Governance Network Administration Differ across Social Sectors?; Summary Implications for the Role of Managing Mixed-Actor Governance Networks; ; The Hybridized Accountability Regimes of Governance Networks ; Governance and Accountability; Modes of Sector Governance; Corporate Governance; Nonprofit Governance; Governance of Governments; Democratic Anchorage; Accountability in Terms of Relationships between Network Actors; A Governance Network Accountability Framework; Overlapping Accountability Frames; Implications of Sector Blurring; Nonprofit-Government Accountability Alignments; Corporation-Government Accountability Alignments; Hybridization of Accountability Regimes; ; Governance Network Performance Management and Measurement ; Governance and Performance; The Performance Measurement Movement; Performance Management Systems; Challenging the Performance Paradigm; Challenges for Performance Management Systems in Governance Networks; Using Data to Drive Decisions and Actions; Performance Management and Network Accountability; ; Governance Networks Analysis: Implications for Practice, Education, and Research ; Deepening Our Situational Awareness of Governance Networks; Integration of Governance Network Analysis into Formal Education and Training; Case Study Analysis; Hypothesis Generation: Deductive Testing Leading to Generalization; Modeling Complex Governance Networks; Utilizing Action Research and Modeling to Inform Planning Design and Practice; Governance Networks, 2.0; ; Conclusion: Smart (Democratic) Governance Systems; Smart Systems as Ensuring Democratic Anchorage; Smart Systems as Governing Dynamic Networks; Bibliography; Appendix A: Governance Network Taxonomy; Appendix B: Case Study Template; Index
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxxvi, 349 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 352.1; Intergovernmental cooperation; Interagency coordination; Public-private sector cooperation; Intergovernmental cooperation -- United States; Interagency coordination -- United States; Public-private sector cooperation -- United States; Interagency coordination; Intergovernmental cooperation; Public-private sector cooperation; administration publique -- partenariat -- secteur privé -- secteur public; administration publique -- partenariat -- secteur privé -- secteur public -- Etats-Unis; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420071276; 1420071270
• Related ISBNs: 9781420071269; 1420071262
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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