Decision-Making Patterns in Multilevel Governance: The contribution of informal and procedural interactions to significant multilevel decisions

Popering-Verkerk, Jitske van; Buuren, Arwin van

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“…However, this article makes a distinct contribution to the field of public innovation by providing empirically-grounded evidence to scientifically support this assertion. The evidence presented here makes a contribution to an area, acknowledged to be highly influential in shaping political innovation, but where there has been a lack of empirical work (Jitske et al, 2015). The case study is emblematic of policy-making in an 'institutional void' (Hajer, 2003), whereby formal regulation was relatively weak.…”

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Assessing the impact of informal governance on political innovation

Ayres

2016

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General rightsThis document is made available in accordance with publisher policies. Please cite only the published version using the reference above. Full terms of use are available: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/pure/about/ebr-terms 1 Assessing the impact of informal governance on political innovation ABSTRACTThe aim of this article is to examine the role played by 'informal governance' in shaping political innovation. Informal governance can be defined as a means of decision-making that is un-codified, non-institutional and where social relationships play crucial roles. This article explores the impact of informal governance on three dimensions of political innovationinnovations in polity (institutions), politics (process) and policy (outcomes). It argues that an analysis of informal governance is essential if we are to fully understand how political innovation occurs. Research evidence suggest that even when formal structures and procedures are weak, political innovation can still thrive.

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“…There is comparatively little research on the role of informality in policy-making, partly because of the complexity of studying it (Jitske et al, 2015). This article responds to this gap by placing informal governance at its heart.…”

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Assessing the impact of informal governance on political innovation

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2016

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“…conclude from literature that systems that address these scale issues consciously tend to be more successful in assessing problems and finding solutions. Various publications demonstrate that synchronisation of interactions between levels, more often result in actions being taken as they were intended to be by the levels involved (Gilissen et al, 2016;Van Popering-Verkerk & Van Buuren, 2016). For some issues, e.g.…”

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“…During these last thirty years many studies on water governance have been published. The scientific debate so far seems to have focused on the challenges of governance (Bourblanc et al, 2012;Van Buuren & Koppenjan, 2015;Van Popering-Verkerk & Van Buuren, 2016), the capacities for governance (Koop & Van Leeuwen, 2015a), the criteria for policy evaluation such as effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy (Adger et al, 2005;Den Uyl & Driessen, 2015;Orr et al, 2015;Pettersson et al, 2017) and the conditions for good governance (Bucknall, 2006;Rijke et al, 2012).…”

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Towards more effective water quality governance

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Next to the more technical challenges related to the preservation of freshwater resources, the realisation of objectives strongly depends on the societal context as well. Normative views by different authorities, citizens, NGOs and private actors set the stage for water quality ambitions and the instruments and means to achieve them. However, its * Will merge into the Environment and Planning Act by 2022 (planning under discussion), integrating 26 sectoral acts and aiming to improve balanced decision-making at a local level.

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“…Social capital built through collaboration can increase acceptance of policy change, reduce compliance costs and conflict (Emerson & Nabatchi, 2015;Gerlak & Heikkila, 2011) Principled engagement and a shared sense of purpose enable capacity for joint action, defined by Emerson (2012) as institutional arrangements, leadership, knowledge and resources. Institutional arrangements involve both formal and informal rules and practices (van Popering-Verkerk & van Buuren, 2015). Like trust, leadership has been widely recognised as an essential element of successful collaboration (Huxham & Vangen, 2005;Keast et al, 2004;Mandell & Keast, 2009;McGuire, 2006) and collaboration requires new forms of leadership to work across organisational boundaries (see Ansell & Gash, 2012).…”

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The Metagovernance of Australian Aater Policy: Practices, Rationales and Outcomes

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2018The metagovernance of Australian water policy: practices, rationales and outcomes The metagovernance of Australian water policy: practices, rationales and outcomes iii List of published worksThe following works were published during the candidature period of this thesis and are relevant to its content:Dale, A., Vella, K., Pressey, R. L., Brodie, J., Gooch, M., Potts, R., & Eberhard, R. (2016).Risk analysis of the governance system affecting outcomes in the Great Barrier Reef. Eberhard, R., Thorburn, P., Rolfe, J., Taylor, B., Ronan, M., Weber, T., . . . McCosker, K. (2017). Scientific Consensus Statement 2017: A synthesis of the science of landbased water quality impacts on the Great Barrier Reef, Chapter 4: Management options and their effectiveness. Brisbane: State of Queensland.Stockwell, B., Eberhard, R., Bycroft, P., & Coutts, J. (2016). Reef Plan Best Management Program Monitoring and Evaluation Review and Practice change monitoring, evaluation reporting and improvement framework. Brisbane, Australia: Watershed Australia Waterhouse, J., Schaffelke, B., Bartley, R., Eberhard, R., Brodie, J., Star, M., . . . Kroon, F. (2017). 2017 Scientific Consensus Statement: Land use impacts on Great Barrier Reef water quality and ecosystem condition. Brisbane: Queensland Government.The metagovernance of Australian water policy: practices, rationales and outcomes Yet the practice of collaborative governance has been shown to be costly, timeconsuming and highly-uncertain. Evidence of the benefits is inconclusive, and debate about appropriate performance measures ongoing. This thesis explores the discrepancy between collaborative governance as recommended good policy practice, and its use in ongoing water policy conflicts in Australia. In so doing, this research aspires to contribute to understanding how public policy decision-making processes about water and other environmental resources can be improved.This chapter introduces the research context (section 1.2), the research problem (section 1.3) and the research question and objectives (section 1.4). The research approach is briefly outlined (section 1.5) and the significance of the research highlighted (section 1.6). Finally, this chapter presents an outline of the rest of the thesis. RESEARCH CONTEXTAustralian water resources are amongst the most variable in the world, with low rates of rainfall and runoff (Letcher & Powell, 2011), and much of Australia's water resources are inaccessible or unsuitable for human use (McKay, 2005).Australia uses a high (and growing) proportion of its water for irrigated agriculture (Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 2016a).In the Australian federation, the states have primary responsibility for land and water resource management. In recent decades, the federal government has become more involved in brokering water reform and supporting community-based natural resource management (Robins, 2007).The early development of Australian water resources was closely tied to a regional development ethic. The Murray-Darling Basin, ...

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Decision-Making Patterns in Multilevel Governance: The contribution of informal and procedural interactions to significant multilevel decisions

Cited by 21 publications

References 35 publications

Assessing the impact of informal governance on political innovation

Assessing the impact of informal governance on political innovation

Towards more effective water quality governance

The Metagovernance of Australian Aater Policy: Practices, Rationales and Outcomes

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