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The networked micro-decision context: A new lens on transformative urban governance
Long, Le Anh Nguyen Krause, Rachel M. Arnold, Gwen Swanson, Ryan Fatemi, S. Mohsen
Long, Le Anh Nguyen
Krause, Rachel M.
Arnold, Gwen
Swanson, Ryan
Fatemi, S. Mohsen
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Recent large-scale societal disruptions, from the COVID-19 pandemic to intensifying wildfires and weather events, reveal the importance of transforming governance systems so they can address complex, transboundary, and rapidly evolving crises. Yet current knowledge of the decision-making dynamics that yield transformative governance remains scant. Studies typically focus on the aggregate outputs of government decisions, while overlooking their micro-level underpinnings. This is a key oversight because drivers of policy change, such as learning or competition, are prosecuted by people rather than organizations. We respond to this knowledge gap by introducing a new analytical lens for understanding policymaking, aimed at uncovering how characteristics of decision-makers and the structure of their relationships affect their likelihood of effectuating transformative policy responses. This perspective emphasizes the need for a more dynamic and relational view on urban governance in the context of transformation.
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2023-04-12
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Urban transformation, Decision-making, Networks, Governance, Policy learning
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Long, L. A. N., Krause, R. M., Arnold, G., Swanson, R., & Fatemi, S. M. (2023). The networked micro-decision context: a new lens on transformative urban governance. Urban transformations, 5(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42854-023-00054-y