Knowledge is not power: Learning in polycentric governance systems.
The link between knowledge and decision‐making in polycentric systems is shaped by the process of collective learning, where policy actors participate in multiple policy forums to acquire, translate, and disseminate knowledge. This article argues that the relationship between learning and participat...
| Published in: | Review of Policy Research Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 444 - 466 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
May2025
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