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 neighbou...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:sae:envirc:v:28:y:2010:i:2:p:304-317 2023-05-15T17:43:25+02:00 Networking for Development in the North: Power, Trust, and Local Democracy Hilde Bjørnå Nils Aarsæther http://epc.sagepub.com/content/28/2/304.abstract unknown http://epc.sagepub.com/content/28/2/304.abstract article ftrepec 2020-12-04T13:42:52Z 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 RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Norway |
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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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Networking for Development in the North: Power, Trust, and Local Democracy |
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Networking for Development in the North: Power, Trust, and Local Democracy |
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Networking for Development in the North: Power, Trust, and Local Democracy |
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networking for development in the north: power, trust, and local democracy |
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