Governance Flashcards

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What is the shift from government to governance?

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The role of the state diminished. First it was mostly a top-down approach with centralized power for the government. But through the shift of decision power was more fragmented and interrelated between many more actors and lower levels of government.

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What are the two core meanings/perspectives of governance?

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  • Theoretical/analytical

- Empirical

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Empirical meaning/viewpoint of governance

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The historical shift that happened from government to governance. It is tangible and can be seen

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Theoretical/analytical meaning/viewpoint of governance

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Using governance as an analytical lense. As a way to understand/analyze something a complex situation. However, the complexity is often the result of the empirical shift and therefore the two meanings/viewpoints are often confused and/or overlapping

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What is a planning system?

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The basic rules, institutions, and organizations involved in planning. But also, the institutional context in which plans are produced

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Explain path dependency in the planning context

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The way a planning system operates somewhere is a consequence of what happened in the past of the place

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Name three implications for top down governance

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  • How to arrange effective implementation?
  • Which mechanisms for control do we install?
  • How to generate support?
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Name three implications for co-governance

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  • Which partnership types are suitable for which issue?
  • How to distribute responsibilities?
  • How to make decisions?
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Name three implications of self-governance

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  • How to facilitate citizens’ control?
  • How to create bring together citizens’ demands and public policy?
  • How to secure inclusiveness?
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Name some challenges for public planners

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  • Activating and selecting stakeholders
  • Local vs public interest
  • Conflict management
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