Governance Networks in the Public Sector presents a comprehensive study of governance
networks and the management of complexities in network settings. Public, private and non …

What do public administrators and policy analysts have in common? Their work is
undertaken within networks formed when different organizations align to accomplish some …

Networks have been described in terms of metaphors, governance arrangements and
structural or institutional arrangements. These different perspectives of networks come out of …

Governance networks contribute to the production of public policy and governance. Political
visions, policy ideas, comprehensive plans, informal norms and detailed regulations are …

The authors argue that we are in the age of the networked society. Lying between the
governance structures of markets and hierarchies, networks have emerged as an …

This paper compares four cases and explores the effects on network performance of network
governance, coordination mechanisms, and the abilities of the network manager. The focus …

Governance networks have gained increasing prominence in the wake of the many reports
of government and market failure. Drawing on the burgeoning literature, we first define …

Theories of democratic governance have undergone significant changes over the last two
decades with the spread of ideas and popular practices associated with New Public …

The term governance has been used in a variety of ways, but is most often presented as an
attempt to improve co-ordination between relatively dependent actors for the purpose of …

This article examines the governance of organizational networks and the impact of
governance on network effectiveness. Three basic models, or forms, of network governance …