Seeing polycentrically: Examining governance situations using a polycentricity lens
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Governing Complexity: Analyzing and Applying Polycentricity. ed. / Andreas Thiel; William A. Blomquist; Dustin E. Garrick. Cambridge University Press, 2019. p. 45-64.
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T1 - Seeing polycentrically
T2 - Examining governance situations using a polycentricity lens
AU - Blomquist, William A.
AU - Schröder, Nadine Jenny Shirin
PY - 2019/9/30
Y1 - 2019/9/30
N2 - There has been a rapid expansion of academic interest and publications on polycentricity. In the contemporary world, nearly all governance situations are polycentric, but people are not necessarily used to thinking this way. Governing Complexity provides an updated explanation of the concept of polycentric governance. The editors provide examples of it in contemporary settings involving complex natural resource systems, as well as a critical evaluation of the utility of the concept. With contributions from leading scholars in the field, this book makes the case that polycentric governance arrangements exist and it is possible for polycentric arrangements to perform well, persist for long periods, and adapt. Whether they actually function well, persist, or adapt depends on multiple factors that are reviewed and discussed, both theoretically and with examples from actual cases.
AB - There has been a rapid expansion of academic interest and publications on polycentricity. In the contemporary world, nearly all governance situations are polycentric, but people are not necessarily used to thinking this way. Governing Complexity provides an updated explanation of the concept of polycentric governance. The editors provide examples of it in contemporary settings involving complex natural resource systems, as well as a critical evaluation of the utility of the concept. With contributions from leading scholars in the field, this book makes the case that polycentric governance arrangements exist and it is possible for polycentric arrangements to perform well, persist for long periods, and adapt. Whether they actually function well, persist, or adapt depends on multiple factors that are reviewed and discussed, both theoretically and with examples from actual cases.
KW - Sustainability Governance
KW - polycentricity
KW - governance
KW - institutions
KW - scale
KW - specialization
KW - coordination
KW - interorganizational relationships
KW - multifunctionality
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U2 - 10.1017/9781108325721.003
DO - 10.1017/9781108325721.003
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85092132675
SN - 9781108419987
SP - 45
EP - 64
BT - Governing Complexity
A2 - Thiel, Andreas
A2 - Blomquist, William A.
A2 - Garrick, Dustin E.
PB - Cambridge University Press
ER -