I am working on bioenergy development and triple bottom line sustainability. I have had a focus on the processes of bioenergy development (for instance, how and what drives investments, what and how drives the use of and production of specific biomass, the increase or decrease of CO2 emissions, biodiversity etc., how all this links to social acceptance or opposition) and how these processes interlink. I am now at the stage to investigate how these processes could be governed to foster triple bottom line sustainability and I am adopting a governance approach. I have read several papers on local governance, climate change governance, polycentric and multi-level
I am now at the stage to investigate how these processes could be governed to foster triple bottom line sustainability and I am adopting a governance approach. I have read several papers on local governance, climate change governance, polycentric and multi-level governance, natural resources governance, etc. But I am missing something, probably something more general that can describe governance from a more theoretical point of view.
If you have any suggestion, I'd be glad to check it out.
Thank you very much
Bianca
Hi Bianca,
here is what I found on "governance" in my library. Quite different approaches, hopefully including one thats is helpful to you.
Prince, Russell: Policy transfer, consultants and the geographies of governance. In: Progress in Human Geography 36 (2). 188–203.
The work of Russell Prince is usually conceptually advanced, but I haven't read that article.
Zimmermann, Karsten (2009): Changing Governance – Evolving KnowledgeScapes. How we might think of a planning-relevant politics of local knowledge. In: disP 178 (3). 56-66
Lowndes, Vivien (2005): SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING BORROWED . . . How institutions change (and stay the same) in local governance. In: Policy Studies 26 (3/4). 291-309.
Rhodes, R.A.W. (1996): The New Governance: Governing without Government. In: Political Studies XLIV. 652-667.
Steurer, Reinhard (2013): Disentangling governance: a synoptic view of regulation by government, business and civil society. In: Policy Sci 46. 387-410.
Haas, Peter M. (2010): The global spreading of ideas. Social learning and the evolution of multilateral environmental governance. In: WZB-Mitteilungen 127. 40-42.
Van Wezemael, Joris (2008): The contribution of assemblage theory and minor politics for democratic network governance. In: Planning Theory 7 (2). 165-185.
As I work on policy mobility and especially on policy translation, I use meta-theoretical approaches that somehow challenge the governance literature. Often drawing on Michel Foucault, Assemblage Theories (Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari, Manuel DeLanda) and Actor-Network-Theories (Michel Callon, John Law, Bruno Latour). This literature often focuses on the processes of mobilising and re-embedding policies in specific contexts. Maybe this is what you miss:
Gottweis, Herbert (2003): Theoretical strategies of post-structuralist policy analysis: towards an analytics of government. In: Maarten A. Hajer and H. Wagenaar (eds.): Deliberative policy analysis. Understanding governance in the network society. Cambridge, UK, New York, USA: Cambridge University Press (Theories of institutional design). 247-265.
Law, John (1992): Notes on the theory of the actor-network: Ordering, strategy, and heterogeneity. In: Systems Practice 5 (4). 379-393.
Lendvai, Noémi and Paul Stubbs (2009): Assemblages, translation, and intermediaries in South East Europe. Rethinking transnationalism and social policy. In: European Societies 11 (5). 673-695.
Mukhtarov, Farhad (2014): Rethinking the travel of ideas: policy translation in the water sector. In: Policy & Politics 42 (1). 71-88.
Czarniawska, Barbara and Guje Sevón (2005): Translation is a vehicle, imitation its motor, and fashion sits at the wheel. In: Barbara Czarniawska und Guje Sevón (eds.): Global ideas. How ideas, objects and practices travel in the global economy. Malmö, Sweden, Herndon, VA: Liber & Copenhagen Business School Press (Advances in organization studies, vol. 13). 7-12.
Freeman, Richard (2009): What is 'translation'? In: Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice 5 (4). 429-447.
McCann, Eugene (2011): Urban Policy Mobilities and Global Circuits of Knowledge: Toward a Research Agenda. In: Annals of the Association of American Geographers 101 (1). 107-130.
McFarlane, Colin (2011): The city as a machine for learning. In: Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 36 (3). 360-376.
Prince, Russell (2010): Policy transfer as policy assemblage: making policy for the creative industries in New Zealand. In: Environment and Planning A 42 (1). 169-186.
Stein, Christian; Michel, Boris; Glasze, Georg and Robert Pütz (2015): Learning from failed policy mobilities: Contradictions, resistances and unintended outcomes in the transfer of "Business Improvement Districts" to Germany. In: European Urban and Regional Studies. 1-15.
Stone, Diane (2012): Transfer and translation of policy. In: Policy Studies 33 (6). 483-499.
Temenos, Cristina und Eugene McCann (2013): Geographies of Policy Mobilities. In: Geography Compass 7 (5). 344-357.
If you need some more details, don't hesitate to ask!
Kind regards,
Moritz
thanks Moritz for the list of references! At a first glance, it seems pretty useful. I might have some questions on the second list and policy translation, but will let you know as soon as I read some papers. Thank you a lot again
Bianca
Hi, here are some articles on Governance to Sustainable Development, which you may be interested with. Thanks.
Hi, here are some articles on Governance
Stefan-Gorîn, J., & Tache, A. (2017). THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF TERRITORIAL AND METROPOLITAN GOVERNANCE. Urbanism.Arhitectura.Constructii, 8(1), 37-50. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1836008655?accountid=40625
Torfing, J., & Ansell, C. (2017). Strengthening political leadership and policy innovation through the expansion of collaborative forms of governance. Public Management Review, 19(1), 37-54. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2016.1200662
Ayres, S. (2017). Assessing the impact of informal governance on political innovation. Public Management Review, 19(1), 90-107. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2016.1200665
Otsuki, K. (2016). Infrastructure in informal settlements: Co-production of public services for inclusive governance. Local Environment, 21(12), 1557-1572. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2016.1149456
France, R. L. (2016). From land to sea: Governance-management lessons from terrestrial restoration research useful for developing and expanding social-ecological marine restoration. Ocean & Coastal Management, 133, 64-71. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2016.08.022
Medard, M., Van Dijk, H., Hebinck, P., & Geheb, K. (2016). Governance in a beach seine fishery: A case study from lake victoria, tanzania. Maritime Studies, 15(1), 1-15. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40152-016-0051-3
Kim, S. (2016). The workings of collaborative governance: Evaluating collaborative community-building initiatives in korea. Urban Studies, 53(16), 3547-3565. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098015613235
Ansems, d. V. (2016). Politics of (in)visibility: Governance-resistance and the constitution of refugee subjectivities in malaysia. Review of International Studies, 42(5), 876-894. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0260210516000103
Hecht, C. (2016). The shifting salience of democratic governance: Evidence from the united nations general assembly general debates. Review of International Studies, 42(5), 915-938. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0260210516000073
Molin, M. D., & Masella, C. (2016). From fragmentation to comprehensiveness in network governance. Public Organization Review, 16(4), 493-508. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11115-015-0320-4
Oshima, K. (2016). Public-private partnerships, dividing operational stage, and optimal governance structures. Public Organization Review, 16(4), 443-459. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11115-015-0321-3
Rodríguez Bolívar, M. P., & Meijer, A. J. (2016). Smart governance: Using a literature review and empirical analysis to build a research model. Social Science Computer Review, 34(6), 673. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1835549407?accountid=40625
Meijer, A. J., Gil-Garcia, J., & Bolívar, M.,Pedro Rodr. (2016). Smart city research: Contextual conditions, governance models, and public value assessment. Social Science Computer Review, 34(6), 647. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1835549356?accountid=40625
Castelnovo, W., Misuraca, G., & Savoldelli, A. (2016). Smart cities governance: The need for a holistic approach to assessing urban participatory policy making. Social Science Computer Review, 34(6), 724. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1835548555?accountid=40625
Rzadca, R., & Struminska-Kutra, M. (2016). Local governance and learning: In search of a conceptual framework. Local Government Studies, 42(6), 916-937. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2016.1223632
Valman, M. (2016). Beliefs and behavior in international policy making: Explanations to longitudinal changes in the governance of the baltic sea. Maritime Studies, 15(1), 1-16. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40152-016-0050-4
Holum, M. L. (2016). Governance of a public sector joint venture: The control challenges of dominated owners. Local Government Studies, 42(6), 1004-1023. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2016.1207631
Selviaridis, K. (2016). Contract functions in service exchange governance: Evidence from logistics outsourcing. Production Planning & Control, 27(16), 1373-1388. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2016.1224397
Parra, C., & Moulaert, F. (2016). The governance of the nature-culture nexus: Lessons learned from the san pedro de atacama case study. Nature + Culture, 11(3), 239-258. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/nc.2016.110302
Risvoll, C., Fedreheim, G. E., & Galafassi, D. (2016). Trade-offs in pastoral governance in norway: Challenges for biodiversity and adaptation. Pastoralism., 6(1), 4. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1803095271?accountid=40625
For an in-depth exploration of governance and the multiple meanings and modes of governance, I can recommend:
Kooiman, Jan. 2003. Governing as Governance. SAGE.
Ansell, Chris, and Alison Gash. 2008. “Collaborative Governance in Theory and Practice.” Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory 18 (4): 543–71.
The following three may be helpful:
RULEMAKING by Cornelius M. Kerwin, CQ Press
SYSTEM EFFECTS by Robert Jervis, Princeton UP
DISCURSIVE DEMOCRACY by John S. Dryzek, Cambridge UP
See some aspects of governance on the publication below
Book Community Governance Practices
The first answer is quite the list and contains most of the important pieces. However, to help narrow it down to something more digestible, there are generally two main theoretical perspectives on governance:
1. Governance as governing (regardless of who does the governing). Foundational pieces for this perspective include:
Kooiman, J. 2003. Governing As Governance. London, United Kingdom: SAGE Publications Ltd.
Kooiman, J., Bavinck, M., Chuenpagdee, R., Mahon, R., and Pullin, R. 2008. Interactive governance and governability: an introduction. Journal of Transdisciplinary Envrionmental Studies 7(1): 1-11.
2. Governance as necessarily involving participation of actors beyond the state. Foundational pieces for this perspective include:
Rhodes, R. A. W. 1996. The new governance: governing without government. Political Studies 44(4): 652-667.
Rhodes, R. A. W. 2007. Understanding governance: ten years on. Organization Studies 28(8): 1243-1264.
Stoker, G. 1998. Governance as theory: five propositions. International Social Science Journal 50(155): 17-28.
Bianca - the works cited previously are quite instructive; governance has received a great deal of attention, even more attention recently, and rightly so. The previously cited works offer sold foundations and potentially rewarding directions for your work. Other works that may be of interest might be:
Schoneveld, George, et al., (2010) The Role of National Governance Systems in Biofuel Development: A Comparative Analysis of Lessons Learned. CIFOR
Schubert and Blanch (2010) Sustainability standards for bioenergy—A means to reduce climate change risks?Energy Policy. Vol. 38, Issue 6
Pages 2797-2805
Margerum, R., & Robinson, C. (Eds.) (2016). The Challenges of Collaboration in Environmental Governance: Barriers and Responses. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. Retrieved Nov 18, 2016, from .
HI,
I really advise you to read these three papers. From a methodological point of view they are well designed and realized :
H Jo and M A Harjoto, " Analyst coverage corporate social responsability and firm risk", Business Ethics: A European Review, July 2014, Vol 234,N°3, p 272 -292.
H Jo and M A Harjoto, " The causal effect of corporate governance on corporate social responsability", Journal Busness Ethics, 2012, Vol 106, p 53 -72.
H Jo and M A Harjoto, "Corporate governance and firm value: The impact of corporate social responsability", Journal Busness Ethics, 2011, Vol 103, p 351 -383.
Best regards
Hi Bianca, I am also working on a similar topic, regarding the integration of climate change mitigation into sectoral policies and looking at bioenergy as a cross-sectoral mitigation action (intersecting with agriculture, energy, rural development, industry, etc.). I will also include a governance approach in my research, looking at whether more or less fragmented governance architectures have an impact on the policy integration process. I recently started looking at governance literature, and decided to start with something quite basic: The handbook on theories of governance edited by Ansell and Torfing (2016). Since I am starting from scratch in this topic it has been quite helpful to understand basic concepts, theories and modes of analysis.
Best,
Alma
thanks Alma! do you have any work published that I could have a look at?
I just started my PhD a few months ago, still haven´t published anything. But I will for sure take a look at your work, it looks very interesting and highly related to mine. I will share in this platform when I have something more tangible.
Hi Bianca,
I've done some work on governance, here's a list of very useful readings:
Folke, C.; Hahn, T.; Olsson, P.; Norberg, J. (2005). Adaptive governance of social-ecological systems. Ann. Rev. Environ. Resour. 30 441-473. 10.1146/annurev.energy.30.050504.144511:
Gore, C.D.; Savan, B.; Morgan, A. (2004). Shifts in environmental governance in Canada: How are citizen environment groups to respond? Environment and Planning C 22 (4), 605-619.
Kleinschmit, D.; Böcher, M.; Giessen, L. (2009). Discourse and expertise in forest and environmental governance – an overview. Forest Policy and Economics 11 209-312.
Lemos, M.C.; Agrawal, A. (2006). Environmental governance. Ann. Rev. Environ. Resour. 31 297-325.
Lockwood, M.; Davidson, J.; Curtis, A.; Stratford, E.; Griffith, R. (2010). Governance principles for natural resource management. Society & Natural Resources 23 (10), 986-1001.
Cheers,
Camilo
Hi,
Concerning companies you can a look at this paper
A Shleifer, R Vishny, " A Survey of corporate governance", Journal of Finance, 1997, 52, p 737 -783.
Best regards
Here is a document I received from a professor in Scotland whose focus is on Rural Development. I think it might give you some insight into the direction governance can take to be effective for mitigating climate change while also addressing the economic bottom line of rural populations.
Hi Bianca –
This recent article may be of interest/relevance:
Through the Lens of Accountability: Analyzing Legitimacy in Environmental Governance, Brandon Kraft and Steven Wolf, Organization Environment published 4 December 2016, 10.1177/1086026616680682
If your level of analysis extends transnationally, see the following for an interesting commentary on the meaning of governance:
Welch, David A. "What is “governance”, anyway?." Canadian Foreign Policy Journal 19.3 (2013): 253-267.
I second Moritz Ortegel’s recommendation that you read Peter Hass and you might also find the work of scholars such as Thomas Weiss and Claudia Pahl-Wostl useful.
Related more broadly to your topic, see Challenges and Opportunities for the Conversion Technologies Used to Make Forest Bioenergy (link below) on the important role of policy in the development and implementation of alternative approaches to biomass conversion technologies.
good luck with your research.
Chapter Challenges and Opportunities for the Conversion Technologies...
Hi,
I have found these articles very useful when i was investigating the quality of governance in Pakistan, hopefully these articles will help you.
Fukuyama. F. (2013), ‘Governance’, An international journal of policy, administration, and institutions, Vol. 26, No. 3, 347-368
Griffin, L. (2010), ‘The limits to good governance and the state of exception: A case study of North sea fisheries’, Geoforum, Vol. 41, 282-292
Heritier. (2003), ‘New modes of governance in Europe: Increasing political capacity and policy effectiveness’, The state of the European union, Oxford university press
Yousuf. M. (2016), ‘Exploring the impact of good governance on citizens' trust in Pakistan’, Government information quarterly, Vol. 33
Hi Bianca,
In regards to a general approach on CG, I suggest the following page http://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/Topics_Ext_Content/IFC_External_Corporate_Site/IFC+CG
Good Luck with your research
Best,
Pili
Hi Bianca,
Related work that I have done looked, at sustainability aspects of the bioenergy governance from the perspective of net carbon balances, energy balances, impact on biodiversity and influence on livelihood improvement (or poverty alleviation) etc. I have listed some of the papers below which you might find useful.
Best wishes,
Dr. Emmanuel Ackom
UNEP DTU Partnership
Denmark
Article Modern bioenergy from agricultural and forestry residues in ...
Article Industrial Sustainability of Competing Wood Energy Options in Canada
Article Sustainability standards for Canada's bioethanol industry
Article An Alternative Energy Approach to Combating Desertification ...
Additionally, you might find the following books listed below useful.
Regards,
Dr. Emmanuel Ackom
UNEP DTU Partnership
Denmark
Book Bioenergy: The potential for rural development and poverty alleviation
Book Biofuel Sustainability: Case Studies and Practical Lessons f...
Book Backgrounder: major environmental criteria of biofuel sustainability
I Hope it help
https://publicadministration.un.org/publications/content/PDFs/E-Library%20Archives/2007%20Public%20Governance%20Indicators_a%20Literature%20Review.pdf
I have written a review paper on Corporate Governance, which includes several papers related
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312316214_The_impact_of_corporate_governance_attributes_over_voluntary_disclosures_-_a_literature_review_of_fifteen_years
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Bianca: one of the best and most recent (2015) books on governance is Michael Barber's HOW TO RUN A GOVERNMENT. The author is an international consultant to governments, and does a comparative analysis of how governance can actually get the results that have been promised to the public. One of the books major themes is "irreversibility" (how to ensure that the policies and programs that are implemented, do not get subsequently reversed by a new administration). The book is available in a paperback edition.
https://publicadministration.un.org/publications/content/PDFs/E-Library%20Archives/2007%20Public%20Governance%20Indicators_a%20Literature%20Review.pdf
http://www.cno.org/globalassets/1-whatiscno/governance/governance-literature-review---updated-november-2016.pdf
http://www.mas.gov.sg/~/media/resource/publications/staff_papers/MAS%20Staff%20Paper%20No%2029.pdf
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