
Governing the Embedded State
The Organizational Dimension of Governance
Oxford University Press
Published on 8. January 2015
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-0-19-968416-8 (ISBN)
Description
Governing the Embedded State integrates governance theory with organization theory and examines how states address social complexity and international embeddedness. Drawing upon extensive empirical research on the Swedish government system, this volume describes a strategy of governance based in a metagovernance model of steering by designing institutional structures. This strategy is supplemented by micro-steering of administrative structures within the path dependencies put in place through metagovernance. Both of these strategies of steering rely on subtle methods of providing political guidance to the public service where norms of loyalty to the government characterize the relationship between politicians and civil servants.
By drawing upon this research, the volume will explain how recent developments such as globalization, Europeanization, the expansion of managerial ideas, and the fragmentation of states, have influenced the state's capacity to govern.
The result is an account of contemporary governance which shows the societal constraints on government but also the significance of close interaction and cooperation between the political leadership and the senior civil servants in addressing those constraints.
By drawing upon this research, the volume will explain how recent developments such as globalization, Europeanization, the expansion of managerial ideas, and the fragmentation of states, have influenced the state's capacity to govern.
The result is an account of contemporary governance which shows the societal constraints on government but also the significance of close interaction and cooperation between the political leadership and the senior civil servants in addressing those constraints.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
435 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-968416-8 (9780199684168)
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Bengt Jacobsson | Jon Pierre | Göran Sundström
Governing the Embedded State
The Organizational Dimension of Governance
E-Book
01/2015
1st Edition
OUP eBook
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Persons
Jon Pierre is a Research Professor in Political Science at the University of Gothenburg. He is also a Professor of Public Governance at the University of Melbourne.
Bengt Jacobsson is Professor in Management and Organization Theory at Soedertoern University.
Goeran Sundstroem is Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of Stockholm.
Bengt Jacobsson is Professor in Management and Organization Theory at Soedertoern University.
Goeran Sundstroem is Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of Stockholm.
Author
Professor in Management and Organization TheoryProfessor in Management and Organization Theory, Soedertoern University
Professor of Political ScienceProfessor of Political Science, University of Gothenburg
Associate Professor and Lecturer of Political ScienceAssociate Professor and Lecturer of Political Science, Stockholm University
Content
1. Governing the Embedded State ; 2. The organizational dimension of governing ; 3. Governing by Organizing ; 4. Governing by micro-steering ; 5. Governing and Administrative Reform ; 6. Governing Social Complexity: Metagovernance and Micro Steering ; Bibliography