Current political trends and scholarly research increasingly promote collaborative and
participatory governance in multi‐level systems as a way to more sustainable and effective …

We test the proposition that the federal bureaucracy exhibits a “bias toward business” during
notice and comment rulemaking. We analyze over 30 bureaucratic rules and almost 1,700 …

In this thought-provoking new edition of their highly regarded text, authors Cornelius M.
Kerwin and Scott R. Furlong help you grasp the dynamics of today's American politics by …

This paper addresses two research questions:(1) Does collaborative environmental
governance improve environmental outcomes? and (2) How do publicly supported …

In this Commentary, I suggest a counterintuitive way to view American privatization trends.
Instead of seeing privatization as a means of shrinking government, I imagine it as a …

One of the challenges of collaborative governance is fostering learning among diverse
stakeholders who have very different views on disputed topics of science and policy …

This article focuses on collaborative governance, a strategy used in planning, regulation,
policy making, and public management to coordinate, adjudicate, and integrate the goals …

Dilemmas from climate change to financial meltdowns make it clear that global
interconnectedness is the norm in the twenty-first century. As a result, global governance …

This new edition of this popular book includes an entirely revised negotiation chapter to
tailor negotiation theory to negotiation practice. Other new material includes the Report from …

Administrative law scholars and governmental reformers argue that advances in information
technology will greatly expand public participation in regulatory policymaking. They claim …