This revised and extended version of a classic is as incisive as ever in orienting readers to the major issues associated with the concept of governance. Adopting a state-centric perspective, the book brings to light why and how state-society interaction transforms the character of contemporary governing.

Christopher Ansell, University of California, Berkeley, USA

Impressive! This fully revised new edition of a classic book has retained its great narrative style and original views and insights, yet now also perceives governance with a stronger historical sensitivity as well as a keen eye for new development such as public participation and populism. A must read.

Thomas Schillemans, Utrecht University School of Governance, the Netherlands

Having started out as a new and alternative way of thinking about policy making and governing more broadly, governance is now established as a dominant paradigm in understanding national, subnational and global politics. The long-awaited second edition of this textbook takes into account the significant growth and proliferation of the field in recent years and offers a state of the art introduction to how governance is being theorised and studied today. Written by two leading political scientists, Governance, Politics and the State considers how societies are being, and can be, steered in a complex world where states must increasingly interact with and influence other actors and institutions to achieve results. It is a valuable book for all students of governance. New to this Edition: - A fully updated and revised set of chapters, including four new chapters – on multilevel governance, global governance, metagovernance and populism and governance. - A postscript on how to study governance
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Contents: Introduction: What is Governance? 1. Different Ways to Think About Governance 2. Conceptual and Theoretical Perspectives on Governance 3. The Transformation of Governance 4. Governance Beyond the State 5. Multi-level Governance 6. Metagovernance 7. Populism and Participatory Modes of Governance 8. State Strength and Governing Capacity 9. Governance Past, Present and Future Postscript: How do We Study Governance?
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This textbook is the first systematic introduction to the term 'governance'; its nature, meaning and significance. Its central concern is with how societies are being, and can be, steered in a complex world where states must interact with and influence other actors to achieve results.
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The notion of governance has emerged from obscurity to become a central concept in political analysis: this book explains it
The Political Analysis series is intended to provide a showcase for political science in all its variety and a channel for political scientists in different specialisms and different parts of the world to talk to each other and to new generations of students. Written in an accessible style, books in the series will provide introductions to, and exemplars of, the best work in the discipline and its various subareas.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780230220454
Publisert
2020-01-30
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
Vekt
272 gr
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
148 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
211

Biographical note

Jon Pierre is Professor of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His main research interests include theories of governance, public administration, public management and urban politics. B. Guy Peters is Maurice Falk Professor of American Government at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. His main research interests include areas of public administration and public policy, both for the United States and comparatively.