Governance networks in public administration and public policy

Content: The Emergence of Governance Networks: Historical Context, Contemporary Trends, and Considerations Networks as an Inherent Property of the U.S. Government Contemporary Trends Shaping Innovation in Governance Networks Types of Networks Arising out of These Trends The Stakes: Withering State or Democratic Anchorage? Descriptive Considerations Administrative Considerations Accountability Considerations Performance Considerations  Defining the Governance Network Fundamentals of Social Network Analysis The Place of Interorganizational Networks in Public Administration, Policy, and Governance Studies The Networked Properties of Governance Processes Discerning the Properties of Governance Networks The Conceptual Architecture of the Book Summary  Characteristics of Actors Participating within Governance Networks Goal and Role Orientation of Network Actors Social Sector Geographic Scale Scale of Social Nodes Spanning Social Scales Center, Periphery, and Trajectories Variation in Actor Resources and Stock of Available Resources to/ Provided by Actors Actor Characteristics: A Review  Characteristics of Ties between Actors Social Exchange Theory Resources Exchanged Formality and the Coordination of Ties Strength of Ties Flow of Authority across Ties Characteristics of Ties: A Review  Network-Wide Functions Network-Wide Functions Operating Functions Policy Stream Functions Policy Domain Functions Network Functions: A Review  Network-Wide Structures Policy Tools Macro-Level Network Governance Structure Configurations of Governance Network Structure Intergovernmental Relations (IGRs) Interest Group Coalitions (IGCs) Regulatory Subsystems (RSSs) Grant and Contract Agreements (GCAs) Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) Regional and Geogovernance (GG) Network Structures: A Review  Governance Networks as Complex Systems Dynamics Permeability and Openness of Boundaries and Borders System Boundaries Input-Output Flows Feedback The Medium of Feedback in Governance Networks Network Governance as a Systems Construct Governance Networks as Complex Adaptive Systems  How Are Governance Networks Managed? The Convergence of Public Administration Paradigms A Governance Network Administration Paradigm Governance Network Administration (GNA) Strategies Oversight and Mandating Providing Resources Negotiating and Bargaining Facilitation Participatory Governance Boundary Spanning and Brokering Systems Thinking Decision Architectures, Communities of Practice, and Administrative Discretion How Does Governance Network Administration Differ across Social Sectors? Summary Implications for the Role of Managing Mixed-Actor Governance Networks  The Hybridized Accountability Regimes of Governance Networks Governance and Accountability Modes of Sector Governance Corporate Governance Nonprofit Governance Governance of Governments Democratic Anchorage Accountability in Terms of Relationships between Network Actors A Governance Network Accountability Framework Overlapping Accountability Frames Implications of Sector Blurring Nonprofit-Government Accountability Alignments Corporation-Government Accountability Alignments Hybridization of Accountability Regimes  Governance Network Performance Management and Measurement Governance and Performance The Performance Measurement Movement Performance Management Systems Challenging the Performance Paradigm Challenges for Performance Management Systems in Governance Networks Using Data to Drive Decisions and Actions Performance Management and Network Accountability  Governance Networks Analysis: Implications for Practice, Education, and Research Deepening Our Situational Awareness of Governance Networks Integration of Governance Network Analysis into Formal Education and Training Case Study Analysis Hypothesis Generation: Deductive Testing Leading to Generalization Modeling Complex Governance Networks Utilizing Action Research and Modeling to Inform Planning Design and Practice Governance Networks, 2.0  Conclusion: Smart (Democratic) Governance Systems Smart Systems as Ensuring Democratic Anchorage Smart Systems as Governing Dynamic Networks Bibliography Appendix A: Governance Network Taxonomy Appendix B: Case Study Template Index