Complex Governance Networks

Foundational Concepts and Practical Implications

Göktuğ Morçöl (Penn State University, USA)

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English

Routledge
17 February 2023

Public administration; Regional government; Economics; Public ownership & nationalisation

Series: Routledge Research in Public Administration and Public Policy

What are the roles of governments and other actors in solving, or alleviating, collective action problems in today’s world? The traditional conceptual frameworks of public administration and public policy studies have become less relevant in answering this question. This book critically assesses traditional conceptual frameworks and proposes an alternative: a complex governance networks (CGN) framework.

Advocating that complexity theory should be systematically integrated with foundational concepts of public administration and public policy, Göktuğ Morçöl begins by clarifying the component concepts of CGN and then addresses the implications of CGN for key issues in public administration and policy studies: effectiveness, accountability, and democracy. He illustrates the applicability of the CGN concepts with examples for the COVID-19 pandemic and metropolitan governance, particularly the roles of business improvement districts in governance processes. Morçöl concludes by discussing the implications of CGN for the convergence of public administration and public policy education and offering suggestions for future studies using the CGN conceptualization.

Complex Governance Networks is essential reading for both scholars and advanced students of public policy, public administration, public affairs, and related areas.

By: Göktuğ Morçöl (Penn State University USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 458g
ISBN: 9780367513283
ISBN 10: 0367513285
Series: Routledge Research in Public Administration and Public Policy
Pages: 226
Publication Date: 17 February 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction Part 1: Concepts 2. Governance 3. Governance Networks 4. Complexity Part 2: A Complex Governance Networks Conceptualizations 5. Introduction of the Conceptualization 6. Micro Units 7. Micro to Macro 8. Macro to Micro Part 3: Implications of the Complex Governance Networks Conceptualization for Key Issues in Governance 9. Wicked Problems and Effectiveness 10. Accountability 11. Democracy Conclusions

Göktuğ Morçöl is Professor of Public Policy and Administration at The Pennsylvania State University in Harrisburg. His research interests are complexity theory, metropolitan governance, business improvement districts, and research methodology. He teaches courses in research methods, program evaluation, and policy analysis.