Governing local partnerships: does external steering help local agencies address wicked problems?

Martin, Stephen James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1883-5837 and Guarneros-Meza, Valeria 2013. Governing local partnerships: does external steering help local agencies address wicked problems? Policy & Poltics 41 (4) , pp. 585-603. 10.1332/030557312X655819

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Abstract

Partnerships have played an increasingly prominent role in local governance and there has been considerable debate about the impact which self-organising capacity and government intervention have on their effectiveness. This paper examines what kinds of self-steering local public service partnerships require in order to address intractable public policy problems, and whether external steering by government helps or hinders them. It concludes that 'soft steering' by government can be instrumental in establishing and mobilising partnerships. The type of self-steering they deploy depends on the context in which they operate and the kinds of collaborative activities they attempt.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Collaboration; Government steering; Local partnership working; Public services
Publisher:	Policy Press
ISSN:	0305-5736
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2022 11:51
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/49542

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