Key Concepts in Governance

Professor Mark Bevir is a member of the Department of Political Science at University of California, Berkeley. He was born in London and educated at the University of Exeter, U.K., where he got a BA (1st Class), and the University of Oxford, UK where he was awarded a DPhil. Before moving to Berkeley, he worked at the University of Madras, India, and University of Newcastle, UK. He has held visiting positions in Australia, Finland, France, U.K., and the U.S. Currently he is co-convener of the Interpretive Political Science specialist group of the Political Studies Association and President of the Society for the Philosophy of History.

• I. What is Governance?II. The ConceptsAccountabilityBureaucracyCapacityCenter-local relationsCollaborative governanceCollective action problemCommunitarianismCo-ordinationCorporatismDecentralizationDialogic policy-makingDifferentiated polityEnabling stateEnvironmental governanceEvidence-based policyGlobal governanceGlobalizationGood governanceGovernance IndicatorsHierarchyImplementationIncrementalismInstitutionalismInterdependenceLocal governanceManaging networksMarketMarketizationMetagovernanceMulti-level governanceNetworkNew public managementParticipatory democracyPluralismPolicy cyclePolicy networkPublic-private partnershipsRational choice theoryRegionalismRegulationRegulation theoryRepresentative democracyRule of lawSocial capitalSocial constructivismSocial inclusionSovereigntyStateSystems theoryTransnationalism

′A comprehensive, multidisciplinary examination of the concepts embodied in governance and their wide-ranging applications and implications. An important read and reference for students and academics in the social sciences, particularly those engaged in public policy studies′ - Professor Carolyn J. Heinrich, University of Wisconsin-Madison′An authoritative short survey for which students and teachers alike will be profoundly grateful′ - Professor Rod Rhodes, University of Tasmania and Australian National University′Students of governance will welcome this book given the explosion of literature in the field. It provides a quick guide to key concepts and ideas but does so with considerable originality. We are offered not just a review of well -established positrions but a distinctive take on the governance debate′ - Gerry Stoker, Professor of Governance, University of Southampton