Evaluating the Democratic Accountability of Governance Networks: Analysing Two Nordic Megaprojects

There is currently a need to analyse and measure the democratic accountability of governance networks. This kind of analysis and measurement calls for the development of an interactive conceptualisation of democratic accountability that makes it possible to measure the level of democratic accountabi...

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Published in:Local government studies 2009-11, Vol.35 (5), p.577-594
Main Authors: Aarsæther, Nils, Bjørnå, Hilde, Fotel, Trine, Sørensen, Eva
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
Democracy
Evaluation
evaluation criteria
Evaluation techniques
Governance
Local government
megaprojects
Network governance
Networks
Nordic countries
Political analysis
Research Methodology
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Summary:There is currently a need to analyse and measure the democratic accountability of governance networks. This kind of analysis and measurement calls for the development of an interactive conceptualisation of democratic accountability that makes it possible to measure the level of democratic accountability of concrete governance networks with reference to the extent to which they interact with (1) relevant politicians appointed through the institutions of representative democracy, (2) the relevant and affected stakeholders, and (3) the wider citizenry. A case study of two governance networks involved in two Nordic megaprojects illustrates how this measurement device can be brought into use and what the insights are that can be gained from it.
ISSN:0300-3930
1743-9388
DOI:10.1080/03003930903227394