Empirical research on polycentric governance: Critical gaps and a framework for studying long‐term change.

Polycentric governance (PG) describes governance systems characterized by multiple, interdependent centers of decision‐making, offering an alternative to centralized governance models. PG is often assumed to be effective at helping policy actors address complex collective action problems, but burgeo...

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Publicado en:Policy Studies Journal Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 319 - 349
Autores principales: Baldwin, Elizabeth, Thiel, Andreas, McGinnis, Michael, Kellner, Elke
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell May2024
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          University of Arizona, Tucson Arizona,, USA
          University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany
          Indiana University, Bloomington Indiana,, USA
          Arizona State University, Tempe Arizona,, USA
          University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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        Empirical research
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        environmental governance
        institutional analysis
        long‐term change
        policy feedbacks
        polycentric governance
        gobernanza ambiental
        gobernanza policéntrica
        retroalimentación de políticas
        多中心治理
        政策反馈
        环境治理
        environmental governance
        institutional analysis
        long‐term change
        policy feedbacks
        polycentric governance
        gobernanza ambiental
        gobernanza policéntrica
        retroalimentación de políticas
        多中心治理
        政策反馈
        环境治理
      ab: Polycentric governance (PG) describes governance systems characterized by multiple, interdependent centers of decision‐making, offering an alternative to centralized governance models. PG is often assumed to be effective at helping policy actors address complex collective action problems, but burgeoning empirical literature on PG shows that it is not a panacea – PG is associated with both positive and negative governance outcomes. In this article, we ask: what do we know about why PG performs well in some cases but not in others? We start with a systematic review, synthesizing findings that provide empirical support for positive and negative features that are theorized to accompany PG. Our review reveals a critical gap in relation to our understanding of PG: the existing empirical literature largely fails to address change and evolution over time in PG systems, undermining our understanding of why PG works – or does not– across different contexts and over time. To fill this gap, we propose a "Context – Operations – Outcomes – Feedbacks" (COOF) framework that draws explicit attention to the interplay between context, operational arrangements, outcomes and identifies feedback pathways and adjustment mechanisms that drive dynamic change and evolution over time.
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