A Radically Democratic Response to Global Governance: Dystopian Utopias (Transnational Law and Governance)

This book presents a critique of dominant governance theories grounded in an understanding of existence as a static, discrete, mechanistic process, while also identifying the failures of theories that assume dynamic alternatives of either a radically collectivist or individualist nature. Relationships between ontology and governance practices are established, drawing upon a wide range of social, political, and administrative theory. Employing the ideal-type method and dialectical analysis to establish meanings, the authors develop a typology of four dominant approaches to governance. The authors then provide a systematic analysis of each governance approach, thoroughly unpacking and critiquing each one and exploring the relationships and movements among them that engender reform and revolution as well as retrenchment and obfuscation of power dynamics. After demonstrating that each governance approach has fatal flaws within a diverse global context, the authors propose an alternative they call Integrative Governance. As a synthesis of the ideal-types, Integrative Governance is neither individualist nor collectivist, while still maintaining the dynamic character required to accommodate responsiveness to cultural contexts.

Stout, Margaret

Love, Jeannine M.

Foreign & International Law

Routledge

Integrative Governance: Generating Sustainable Responses to Global Crises: Generating Sustainable Responses to Global Crises (Global Law and Sustainable Development)

Dominant governance theories are drawn primarily from Euro-American sources, including emergent theories of network and collaborative governance. The authors contest this narrow view and seek a more globally inclusive and transdisciplinary perspective, arguing such an approach is more fruitful in addressing the wicked problems of sustainability―including social, economic, and environmental crises. This book thus offers and affirms an innovative governance approach that may hold more promise as a "universal" framework that is not colonizing in nature due to its grounding in relational process assumptions and practices. Using a comprehensive Governance Typology that encompasses ontological assumptions, psychosocial theory, epistemological concepts, belief systems, ethical concepts, political theory, economic theory, and administrative theory, the authors delve deeply into underlying philosophical commitments and carry them into practice through an approach they call Integrative Governance. The authors consider ways this approach to radical self-governance is already being implemented in the prefigurative politics of contemporary social movements, and they invite scholars and activists to: imagine governance in contexts of social, economic, and environmental interconnectedness; to use the ideal-type as an evaluative tool against which to measure practice; and to pursue paradigmatic change through collaborative praxis.

Environmental & Natural Resources Law

The go-to guide for those seeking a comprehensive approach to sustainable community development, from the neighborhood to the regional level Toward Sustainable Communities is the definitive guide to the what, the why, and most importantly, the how of creating vibrant, healthy, equitable, and prosperous places. This fully revised 5th edition introduces the innovative Community Capital Compass as a powerful tool for maximizing the social, economic, and environmental benefits of complex community and regional decisions, and has been completely revamped to serve US as well as Canadian and other international readers. Those seeking a comprehensive approach to sustainable community planning and development from the neighborhood to the regional level will benefit from: <ul> <li>An expanded Community Capital framework which organizes community resources into eight interrelated forms of capital - natural, built, organizational, political, financial, cultural, human, and relational</li> <li>The Community Capital Compass for navigating complex situations involving everything from municipal services and land use planning to housing and climate change, to help determine strategic directions by illustrating dynamic interactions, synergies, and tradeoffs</li> <li>Elaboration of collaborative governance, community mobilization, public engagement, capacity building, infrastructure, policymaking, and best practices</li> <li>Companion website featuring case studies, profiles, online resources, interactive tools, and more.</li> </ul> Packed with concrete, proven solutions, this "living book" is the go-to guide for sustainable community development, and required reading for current and aspiring professionals or practitioners, policymakers, educators, purpose-driven organizations, engaged citizens, and anyone concerned about their communities and a sustainable future.

Toward Sustainable Communities, Fifth Edition: Solutions for Citizens and Their Governments

Business & Money

Roseland, Mark

Spiliotopoulou, Maria

Economics

New Society Publishers

The discipline of public administration draws predominantly from political and organizational theory, but also from other social and behavioral sciences, philosophy, and even theology. This diversity results in conflicting prescriptions for the "proper" administrative role. So, how are those new to public administration to know which ideas are "legitimate"? Rather than accepting conventional arguments for administrative legitimacy through delegated constitutional authority or expertise, Logics of Legitimacy: Three Traditions of Public Administration Praxis does not assume that any one approach to professionalism is accepted by all scholars, practitioners, citizens, or elected representatives. Instead, it offers a framework for public administration theory and practice that fully includes the citizen as a political actor alongside elected representatives and administrators. This framework: <ul>
<li>Considers both direct and representative forms of democracy</li> <li>Examines concepts from both political and organizational theory, addressing many of the key questions in public administration</li> <li>Examines past and present approaches to administration</li> <li>Presents a conceptual lens for understanding public administration theory and explaining different administrative roles and practices</li> </ul> The framework for public administration theory and practice is presented in three traditions of main prescriptions for practice: Constitutional (the bureaucrat), Discretionary (the entrepreneur), and Collaborative (the steward). This book is appropriate for use in graduate-level courses that explore the philosophical, historical, and intellectual foundations of public administration. Upon qualified course adoption, instructors will gain access to a course outline and corresponding lecture slides.

Logics of Legitimacy: Three Traditions of Public Administration Praxis (Public Administration and Public Policy)

Education & Reference

Mary Parker Follett, a Progressive Era theorist called the “prophet of management” by Peter Drucker, is winning transdisciplinary converts as the world catches up with her. But as the authors argue, her work cannot be appreciated without understanding its grounding in relational process ontology. This book not only provides that necessary key, but it presents in one volume the major ideas and disciplines found in her work. The authors provide the structure, but fill it with Follett’s own words—a wonderfully wise decision that lets readers be converted by Mary Parker Follett herself.

Integrative Process: Follettian Thinking from Ontology to Administration (Toward Ecological Civilization)

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Process Century Press

Mary Parker Follett (1868-1933) was a Progressive Era public intellectual, scholar of political theory, social worker, and management consultant to both industry and government. A pioneer in management theory and practice, Follett’s work was first prophetic, then nearly forgotten, and finally rediscovered in the late 1980s. A century after publication of her first book, The New State: Group Organization, the Solution of Popular Government (1918), Follett’s ideas continue to inspire, inform, and instruct new generations of scholars, activists, and social workers.From the introduction: “These chapters explore the relevance of Follettian thinking to challenges in the contemporary context across a wide array of domains—political, social, economic, and environmental. As noted by all, we may finally have arrived in the moment where the clarity of her vision and inspiration of her voice is ready to be taken up by social movements, governance actors, and social and business enterprises alike.”

The Future of Progressivism: Applying Follettian Thinking to Contemporary Issues (Transdisciplinary Studies)

Social Sciences

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A Radically Democratic Response to Global Governance: Dystopian Utopias (Transnational Law and Governance)

Integrative Governance: Generating Sustainable Responses to Global Crises: Generating Sustainable Responses to Global Crises (Global Law and Sustainable Development)

Toward Sustainable Communities, Fifth Edition: Solutions for Citizens and Their Governments

A Radically Democratic Response to Global Governance: Dystopian Utopias (Transnational Law and Governance)

Integrative Governance: Generating Sustainable Responses to Global Crises: Generating Sustainable Responses to Global Crises (Global Law and Sustainable Development)

Logics of Legitimacy: Three Traditions of Public Administration Praxis (Public Administration and Public Policy)

Integrative Process: Follettian Thinking from Ontology to Administration (Toward Ecological Civilization)

The Future of Progressivism: Applying Follettian Thinking to Contemporary Issues (Transdisciplinary Studies)