Arranging public support to unfold collaborative modes of governance in rural areas

Raising collective agency is key to successful place-based development approaches. Existing policy arrangements have, however, been criticised, suggesting a need to effectuate more collaborative modes of governance. This paper shall contribute to a better understanding of how public support can best...

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Published in:Journal of rural studies 2013-10, Vol.32, p.420-429
Main Authors: Wellbrock, Wiebke, Roep, Dirk, Mahon, Marie, Kairyte, Emilija, Nienaber, Birte, Domínguez García, Maria Dolores, Kriszan, Michael, Farrell, Maura
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Collaborative leadership
Collective agency
Cooperation
Demographics
Europe
European Union
Governance
Government and politics
industry-government relations
innovation
Institutional arrangements
Investigation
leader
Leadership
learning region
Learning rural area
Operational interfaces
participation
place
Place-based development
policy
Political Systems
Public Administration
Public Support
Reflexivity
regional-development
Rural Areas
space
triple-helix
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Summary:Raising collective agency is key to successful place-based development approaches. Existing policy arrangements have, however, been criticised, suggesting a need to effectuate more collaborative modes of governance. This paper shall contribute to a better understanding of how public support can best be arranged to raise collective agency for a more collaborative mode of governance in rural areas. The paper elaborates on findings of empirical investigations conducted within the EU FP7 project DERREG. It will be shown that differences in effectuating more collaborative modes of governance can partly be ascribed to different political dynamics, economic and demographic situations as well as the presence of a shared sense of place. To raise collective agency effectively requires a joint reconsideration and restructuring of the division of roles and tasks, including those of public administration. This can be supported by facilitating joint reflexivity among development actors and giving room for collaborative leadership and operational flexibility within policy arrangements.
ISSN:0743-0167
1873-1392
DOI:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2013.10.002