Comparative Urban Governance Flashcards
Major schools of thought (3)
structural approach
cultural analysis
rational actors approach
structural approach
importance of social and economic relations in shaping local political processes and policies
cultural analysis
basic values, symbols
beliefs are the basis of social and political identity and influence how local political actors interpret local events
competing narratives
rational actors approach
political actors make decisions based on calculations of self-interest
regimes based on coalitions of public an dprivate interests
neo-institutional framework (4 layers)
structural context
political culture
institutional milieu
political actors
structural context
socio-economic aspects
political culture
basic values, symbols, beliefs
institutional milieu
formal (institutional bases) and informal (modes of governance) political and governmental arrangements that mediate interactions among context, culture, actors
modes of governance are determined by (4)
key decision makers
governing relations
governing logic
political objectives
governing relations
the modes of interaction between government officials and private sector interestss
governing logic
the manner or method by which political decisions are made
key decision makers
may include different combinations of politicians, bureaucrats and agent so fvarious civic interests
political objectives
can be either material, purposive or symbolic
material
selective tangible benefits
purposive
nonselective tangible benefits
symbolic
nontangible benefits
Clientelistic
key decision makers: politicans and clients
governing relations: particularistic, personalized
governing logic: reciprocity (favored interests)
political objectives: material
corporatist
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
managerial
key decision makers: politicians and civil servants
governing relations: formal, bureaucratic or contractual
governing logic: authoritative decision making
political objective: purposive
pluralist
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
populist
key decision makers: politicians and community movement leaders
govenring relations: inclusionary negotiation
governing logic: mobilization of popular support
political objectives: symbolic
5 ideal types
clientelistic
corporatist
managerial
pluralist
populist
hybrid modes
structural context, culture, actors’ choices of 5 modes of governance
neoliberalism (market domination of state and society, New Publicl Management paradigm)
state restructuring (decentralistaion, devolution)
europeanization
economic globalisation
current shift from … to …
managerialism to corporatism/populism
Challenges to Urban Governance (2)
normative, organizational
normative challenges to ubran governance (7)
who governs?
accountability
access and power
political conflicts on which model to pursue
responsiveness
representativeness
legitimacy
effectiveness
organizational challenges to ubran governance (2)
who governs, and how?
local governmnets’ capacities to steer and control the process
Public administrative capacity to manage fragmented policy arenas
good governance (4)
accountability
effectiveness
responsiveness
resilience
