Democratic Netork Governance in Europe [Hardcover]

In Northern and Western Europe, and within the EU, governance networks are increasingly conceived as an efficient and legitimate way of formulating and implementing public policy in a complex, differentiated and multilayered world. This book assesses the recent experiences with governance at local, national and transnational levelsIntroduction: Democratic Network Governance; J.Torfing Democracy in Collaborative Spaces: Why Context Matters in Researching Governance Networks; C.Skelcher Oslo Inner City Districts: Network Failure in the Face of Policy Success; G.S.Hanssen & J.E.Klausen Airport Governance, Politics and Protest Networks; S.Griggs & D.Howarth Local Politicians and Administrators as Metagovernors; E.S?rensen Discursive Governance Networks in Danish Activation Policy; J.Torfing Young Business Leaders in France: Governance Through Values and Ideas; M.Z?lner Interactive Governance in The Netherlands: The Case of the Scheldt Estuary; A.van Buuren , J.Edelenbos & E-H.Klijn The Danish Ministry of Finance as Metagovernor: The Case of Public Sector Digitalization; L.Jensen & H.K?hler The Evolution of a European Governance Network of Management Education; T.Hedmo & K.Sahlin-Andersson The Basel Committee as a Transnational Governance Network; M.Marcussen Governance Networks in the EU: The Case of GMO Policy; S.Borr?s Network Management in the EU: The European Commission as Network Manager; A.Esmark Transcending Analytical Cliquishness with Second-Generation Governance Network Analysis; M.Marcussen & H.P.OlsenSUSANA BORR?S Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, DenmarkJULIAN EDELENBOS Research Fellow, Department of Public Administration, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The NetherlandsANDERS ESMARK Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, DenmarkSTEVEN GRIGGS Lecturer, Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham, UKGRO SANDKJAER HANSSEN Researcher, The NorweglS(