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- Provides an overview of Evolutionary Governance Theory (EGT) and its most important concepts
- Offers contributions from renowned theorists working on evolutionary understandings of governance, policy, public administration, law and development
- Shows how Evolutionary Governance Theory can be applied to a wide range of issues crossing academic and policy boundaries
- Presents a conceptual toolbox for analyzing actors, institutions, and power/knowledge
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Configuration of Actors and Institutions
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Configurations of Power/Knowledge
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Front Matter
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Case Studies
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
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Faculty of Management, Science and Technology, Open University, Heerlen, The Netherlands
Raoul Beunen
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Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Kristof Van Assche
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Cultural Geography Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Martijn Duineveld
About the editors
Raoul Beunen is Assistant Professor of Environmental Governance at the Faculty of Management, Science & Technology at the Open University, Netherlands and Visiting Researcher at the Strategic Communication Group of Wageningen University. He works on Evolutionary Governance Theory in the fields of natural resource management and spatial planning. His research explores the potentials and limitations of environmental policy and planning in the perspective of adaptive governance and sustainability.
Kristof Van Assche is Associate Professor at the University of Alberta, Visiting Associate Professor in Strategic Communication, Wageningen University, and Research Fellow at ZEF/ Center for Development Research, Bonn University. He is interested in evolution and innovation in governance, with focus areas in development, environment, spatial planning and design. His work is often comparative in nature, including a fieldwork component and theoretical reflections.
Martijn Duineveld is Assistant Professor of Cultural Geography at Wageningen University. He works on Evolutionary Governance Theory in the fields of geography and urban planning. He studies the dynamics of power / knowledge and places, processes of inclusion and exclusion, object- and subject formation in Governance. He teaches on human geography, cultural geography, sustainability, landscape architecture and planning. He is active in both academic and societal debates on citizenship, planning, governance and democratization.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Evolutionary Governance Theory
Book Subtitle: Theory and Applications
Editors: Raoul Beunen, Kristof Van Assche, Martijn Duineveld
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12274-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-12273-1Published: 18 December 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36032-4Published: 22 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-12274-8Published: 02 December 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 348
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Public Administration, Political Science, Corporate Governance, Development Economics, Knowledge - Discourse, Environmental Management