Overview
- A new mapping of the middle ground between libertarianism and social engineering
- Offers a new understanding of governance: co-evolution of actors, institutions and expertise
- A new understanding of dependencies that clarifies the spaces for policy experiment
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Economics (BRIEFSECONOMICS)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Introduction
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Governance as Evolution
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Building Blocks for Evolutionary Governance Theory
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Applying EGT
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Kristof Van Assche is interested in evolution and innovation in governance, with focus areas in development, environment, and spatial planning & design. He is currently Visiting Associate Professor in Strategic Communication, Wageningen University, and Research Fellow at ZEF/ Center for Development Research, Bonn University. Teaching and research in various countries in Europe, North America, the Caucasus and Central Asia. His work is often comparative in nature, includes a fieldwork component and theoretical reflection: institutional & development economics, systems theories, post-structuralism.
Raoul Beunen is Assistant Professor Spatial Planning at Wageningen University, The Netherlands. He works on Evolutionary Governance Theory in the fields of natural resource management and spatial planning. His research deals with policy implementation, policy integration, participatory approaches and the performance of legal institutions. He teaches planning theory and methodology with a focus on reflective and participatory learning.
Martijn Duineveld is Assistant Professor Cultural Geography at Wageningen University, The Netherlands. He works on Evolutionary Governance Theory in the fields of geography, urban- and coastal planning. He is especially interested in the dynamics of power, knowledge and places. He teaches in courses on human geography, research methods, cultural geography, empowerment, sustainability, landscape architecture and planning. He is active in both academic and societal debates on citizenship, governance and democratisation.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Evolutionary Governance Theory
Book Subtitle: An Introduction
Authors: Kristof van Assche, Raoul Beunen, Martijn Duineveld
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00984-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-00983-4Published: 06 August 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-00984-1Published: 26 July 2013
Series ISSN: 2191-5504
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5512
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 95
Topics: Public Economics, International Political Economy, Economic Policy, Public Administration