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Comparative Urban Governance Flashcards

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Major schools of thought (3)

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structural approach
cultural analysis
rational actors approach

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structural approach

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importance of social and economic relations in shaping local political processes and policies

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cultural analysis

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basic values, symbols

beliefs are the basis of social and political identity and influence how local political actors interpret local events

competing narratives

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rational actors approach

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political actors make decisions based on calculations of self-interest

regimes based on coalitions of public an dprivate interests

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neo-institutional framework (4 layers)

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structural context
political culture
institutional milieu
political actors

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structural context

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socio-economic aspects

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political culture

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basic values, symbols, beliefs

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institutional milieu

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formal (institutional bases) and informal (modes of governance) political and governmental arrangements that mediate interactions among context, culture, actors

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modes of governance are determined by (4)

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key decision makers
governing relations
governing logic
political objectives

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governing relations

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the modes of interaction between government officials and private sector interestss

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governing logic

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the manner or method by which political decisions are made

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key decision makers

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may include different combinations of politicians, bureaucrats and agent so fvarious civic interests

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political objectives

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can be either material, purposive or symbolic

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material

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selective tangible benefits

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purposive

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nonselective tangible benefits

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symbolic

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nontangible benefits

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Clientelistic

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key decision makers: politicans and clients

governing relations: particularistic, personalized

governing logic: reciprocity (favored interests)

political objectives: material

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corporatist

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key decision makers: politicians and powerful civic leaders

governning relations: (exlusionary) negotiation

governing logic: consensus building (coalitions of powerful economic and/or community interests)

political objective: purposive

Public and Private Partnerships (PPP): formulate and implement local policies

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managerial

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key decision makers: politicians and civil servants

governing relations: formal, bureaucratic or contractual

governing logic: authoritative decision making

political objective: purposive

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pluralist

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key decision maker: politicians and organized interests

governning relations: brokering or mediating among competing interests (high degree of competition among contending interests)

governing logic: conflict management

poltiical objectives: purposive

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populist

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key decision makers: politicians and community movement leaders

govenring relations: inclusionary negotiation

governing logic: mobilization of popular support

political objectives: symbolic

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5 ideal types

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clientelistic
corporatist
managerial
pluralist
populist

hybrid modes

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structural context, culture, actors’ choices of 5 modes of governance

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neoliberalism (market domination of state and society, New Publicl Management paradigm)

state restructuring (decentralistaion, devolution)

europeanization

economic globalisation

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current shift from … to …

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managerialism to corporatism/populism

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Challenges to Urban Governance (2)

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normative, organizational

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normative challenges to ubran governance (7)

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who governs?

accountability
access and power
political conflicts on which model to pursue
responsiveness
representativeness
legitimacy
effectiveness

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organizational challenges to ubran governance (2)

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who governs, and how?

local governmnets’ capacities to steer and control the process

Public administrative capacity to manage fragmented policy arenas

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good governance (4)

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accountability
effectiveness
responsiveness
resilience

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