This second edition of Governance Networks in Public Administration and Public Policy offers a conceptual framework for describing governance networks and provides a theoretical and empirical foundation in their construction.

"We live in challenging times where rapid advancements in governance theories and methods match with an acute understanding that many policies and politics are falling short of delivering the things society needs in order to improve. This book brings together ideas from different strands, such as social network analysis and systems theories, to present a coherent understanding of the complexity of governing today's society. Highly recommended to scientists and practitioners who wish to stay on top of their game." - Lasse Gerrits, Otto-Friedrich University Bamberg, Germany

 

"In articulating the values that underlie the search for democratic governance, and explaining the processes of communication, coordination, and coherence that generate networks as instruments of collective action, the authors make a lasting contribution to the field of public administration and policy. At a time when democratic values and principles have come under attack in the public discourse, this book is a clear explanation of governance as a complex, dynamic process and an affirmation of the capacity of citizens to create viable instruments of public policy and practice." - Louise Comfort, University of Pittsburgh, USA

 

"A masterful and comprehensive overview of interorganizational governance and related approaches as complex adaptive systems and both stable and changing entities that are democratically anchored. This volume also approaches network administration as exchange/adjustment related steering and promotion and cooperative strategic and mutual adjustments based on knowledge development." - Robert Agranoff, Indiana University, USA