Two logics of democracy in collaborative governance: A mapping of clashes and compromises

Magnus Paulsen Hansen, Peter Triantafillou*, Signe Elmer Christensen

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Collaborative governance is a promising supplement to traditional Weberian bureaucracy and New Public Management. However, the legitimacy and accountability of collaborative governance processes and outcomes is questionable. Based on a comprehensive mapping of the scholarly literature, we show that the sweeping multiplicity of accountability and legitimacy conceptions, types and critiques is structured by two democratic logics: an electoral one revolving around the territorial state and a stakeholder one focused on the collaborative network. The article provides the first attempt to position the conceptions, types and critiques of the accountability and legitimacy of collaborative governance in one map.
Original languageEnglish
JournalPublic Management Review (Print)
Volume26
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)635-656
Number of pages22
ISSN1471-9037
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Keywords

  • Collaboration
  • democracy
  • network governance
  • stakeholder
  • accountability; legitimacy

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