Networking for Development in the North: Power, Trust, and Local Democracy
This paper addresses modes and effects of local government involvement in development projects. In particular, it examines public–private interactions with regard to networking and power relations. The study is based on four development projects involving local authorities, located in two neighbouri...
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crsagepubl:10.1068/c0942 2024-06-16T07:42:11+00:00 Networking for Development in the North: Power, Trust, and Local Democracy Bjørnå, Hilde Aarsæther, Nils 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/c0942 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1068/c0942 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy volume 28, issue 2, page 304-317 ISSN 0263-774X 1472-3425 journal-article 2010 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1068/c0942 2024-05-19T13:13:13Z This paper addresses modes and effects of local government involvement in development projects. In particular, it examines public–private interactions with regard to networking and power relations. The study is based on four development projects involving local authorities, located in two neighbouring municipalities in northern Norway. In these we find that most relationships are balanced and that a networking mode underpins the capacity of ‘getting things done’ or ‘power to’. ‘Power over’ relations, however, are observed over time, related to critical events in the implementation of the projects, and demanding explanations that exceed network analysis approaches. Rather than being classified as a distinct type of governance, networking and networks should be regarded as elements of varying importance in processes that also involve hierarchical and market-based inputs. In the processes studied, we found municipal leaders capable of resuming control by staging metagoverning activities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Norway SAGE Publications Norway Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 28 2 304 317 |
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This paper addresses modes and effects of local government involvement in development projects. In particular, it examines public–private interactions with regard to networking and power relations. The study is based on four development projects involving local authorities, located in two neighbouring municipalities in northern Norway. In these we find that most relationships are balanced and that a networking mode underpins the capacity of ‘getting things done’ or ‘power to’. ‘Power over’ relations, however, are observed over time, related to critical events in the implementation of the projects, and demanding explanations that exceed network analysis approaches. Rather than being classified as a distinct type of governance, networking and networks should be regarded as elements of varying importance in processes that also involve hierarchical and market-based inputs. In the processes studied, we found municipal leaders capable of resuming control by staging metagoverning activities. |
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Networking for Development in the North: Power, Trust, and Local Democracy |
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