Policy & Politics· 2012Q1· Review
Governance network theory: past, present and future
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Short summary
Governance network theory (GNT) has matured into a prominent framework within public administration, but faces new challenges from emerging hybrid governance practices.
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Key points
- Governance network theory (GNT) is now a well-established theory in public administration.
- New Public Governance is leading to the emergence of hybrid practices, not a complete replacement of old models.
- GNT needs further development to address these new hybrid governance challenges.
- There is a risk that GNT could become too broad and lose its specific explanatory power.
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Abstract
This article argues that governance network theory (GNT) has developed into a fully fledged theory that has gained prominence within public administration. The emergence of New Public Governance opens up new challenges, however, and instead of governance networks and network governance replacing the traditional public administration model and New Public Management, hybrid practices will emerge. Addressing this topic, and other new challenges, will require GNT to further develop, and perhaps even reinvent itself. This is not without risks. If GNT evolves into a theory of everything, it will lose its explanatory power.
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Field: Public Administration
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