Understanding inclusion in collaborative governance: a mixed methods approach
Who should be included in collaborative governance and how they should be included is an important topic, though the dynamics of inclusion are not yet well understood. We propose a conceptual model to shape the empirical analysis of what contributes to inclusion in collaborative processes. We propos...
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2020-10-01
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| author | Christopher Ansell Carey Doberstein Hayley Henderson Saba Siddiki Paul ‘t Hart |
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| description | Who should be included in collaborative governance and how they should be included is an important topic, though the dynamics of inclusion are not yet well understood. We propose a conceptual model to shape the empirical analysis of what contributes to inclusion in collaborative processes. We propose that incentives, mutual interdependence and trust are important preconditions of inclusion, but that active inclusion management also matters a great deal. We also hypothesize that inclusion is strategic, with ‘selective activation’ of participants depending on functional and pragmatic choices. Drawing on cases from the Collaborative Governance Case Databank, we used a mixed method approach to analyse our model. We found support for the model, and particularly for the central importance of active inclusion management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-24116895844042058ea25e09228433f02022-12-22T01:20:37ZengOxford University PressPolicy & Society1449-40351839-33732020-10-0139457059110.1080/14494035.2020.17857261785726Understanding inclusion in collaborative governance: a mixed methods approachChristopher Ansell0Carey Doberstein1Hayley Henderson2Saba Siddiki3Paul ‘t Hart4University of CaliforniaUniversity of British ColumbiaAustralian National UniversitySyracuse UniversityUtrecht UniversityWho should be included in collaborative governance and how they should be included is an important topic, though the dynamics of inclusion are not yet well understood. We propose a conceptual model to shape the empirical analysis of what contributes to inclusion in collaborative processes. We propose that incentives, mutual interdependence and trust are important preconditions of inclusion, but that active inclusion management also matters a great deal. We also hypothesize that inclusion is strategic, with ‘selective activation’ of participants depending on functional and pragmatic choices. Drawing on cases from the Collaborative Governance Case Databank, we used a mixed method approach to analyse our model. We found support for the model, and particularly for the central importance of active inclusion management.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14494035.2020.1785726collaborative governanceinclusioninclusion managementnetwork management |
| spellingShingle | Christopher Ansell Carey Doberstein Hayley Henderson Saba Siddiki Paul ‘t Hart Understanding inclusion in collaborative governance: a mixed methods approach Policy & Society collaborative governance inclusion inclusion management network management |
| title | Understanding inclusion in collaborative governance: a mixed methods approach |
| title_full | Understanding inclusion in collaborative governance: a mixed methods approach |
| title_fullStr | Understanding inclusion in collaborative governance: a mixed methods approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding inclusion in collaborative governance: a mixed methods approach |
| title_short | Understanding inclusion in collaborative governance: a mixed methods approach |
| title_sort | understanding inclusion in collaborative governance a mixed methods approach |
| topic | collaborative governance inclusion inclusion management network management |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14494035.2020.1785726 |
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