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PaperpreparedforEURA-conferenceJune2009
ToolsofgovernmentingovernancethecaseofNorwegianurbangovernment
(Version15.5.2009)
SignyIreneVabo(Dr.polit.,AssociateProfessor)
OsloUniversityCollegeFacultyofSocialSciencesP.O.BOX4St.Olavsplass
0130OsloNorway
Telephone:+4722453516E-mail:[email protected]
AsbjrnRiselandParticipatingandcorrespondingauthor
(Dr.polit.,Professor)BodUniversityCollege
N-8049BodNorway
Telephone:+4775517624E-mail:[email protected]
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AbstractThenotionofgovernanceisoftenunderstoodinrelationtoaclaimedshiftfromgovernmentbytheunitarystatetowardsgovernancebyandthrougharangeofnetworksofvariouskinds.
Theclaimintheliteratureisthattherehasbeenanincreaseinsuchnewgovernancearrangementsorhybridstructureslikepartnershipsandnetworks.Furthermore,governanceisunderstoodasachallengeforurbangovernance,sincepublicleadersareconsideredtobelessabletoinfluenceandgoverninaninstitutionalsettingwhereurbangovernmentisoneamongseveralactorshavingahandonthewheel.Theaimofthispaperistodevelopananalyticalframeworkformeasuringtheuseofpublictoolsinasettingofgovernance,andbasedonanempiricalstudy,toassessthetoolbox,theuseofdifferenttoolsandtheireffects.TheanalyticalframeworkdepartsfromtheclassicNATO-schemeproposedbyChristopherHood,butadistinctionbetweendirectandindirecttoolshasbeenadded.Theanalysisshowsthatpublicleadershavearichtoolboxavailable,andtheassumptionthatpublicleaderscannotgoverninasettingofgovernance,needstobenuanced.Furthermorewefindthat,in
accordancewithourassumptions,thevarioustoolsarerarelyusedinadirectwayinthegoverningofnetworks.Thepaperendsinadiscussionofsomeimplicationforfurtherresearchasregardstheneedtounderstandtheroleoftrustasaprerequisiteforusingtoolsingovernanceandtheimportanceoffacilitatingnetworkmanagement.Keywords:Network,tools,governance,Norway
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1.IntroductionAnyurbangovernmentneedstoolsforgoverning,makingitpossibletoinfluencesocietyincertainwaysandtherebyrealizingpoliticalprogramsorsolvesproblemscallingforsolutions.Toolscanbeseenasapivotalcomponentinalldemocracies(PierreandPeters2000;Salamon
2002;HoodandMargetts2007).Anemptytoolboxwouldmeanthatdemocracyitselffailed.Thisimportanceoftoolsisreflectedinarichliterature,dealingwithtoolsalongvariousconceptualizationsandtypologies(SalamonandLund1987,Hood1983,PetersandVanNispen1998;Eladis,HillandHowlett2005,HoodandMargetts2007).Theliteratureontoolsofgovernmenttypicallyreflectsthebasicideathatnationalandurbangovernments,ininstitutionalterms,areseparatedfromsocietyandthetoolsbridgethegapbetweenthepublicandsociety.Suchanunderstandingisdeeplychallengedbythenotionofgovernance,understoodasashiftfromgovernmentfromtheunitarystatetowardsgovernancebyandthrougharangeofnetworksofvariouskinds(Rhodes1997;Greenaway,SalterandHart2007).Amajorpartofthesenetworksarehighlyrelevantforpublicpolicyandcomprise
government,butofteninsuchawaythatgovernmentshavenodominantpositionorcapabilitytomakecommands.Theyarehybridinstitutionalarrangements,alsocomprisingmarketactorsandcivilsociety.Theliteraturedealingwithdifferentkindsofgovernancearrangements,likepartnershipsandnetworks,commonlyclaimsthattherehasbeenanincreaseinthenumberofsuchhybridstructures(Rhodes1997,Klijn2005).Ininstitutionalterms,governanceseemstomaketheinterfacebetweengovernmentandsocietymoreseamlessandcomplexandtherebypublicgoverningismademorecomplicatedandindefinite.Theclaimintheliteratureis,furthermore,thatsteeringhastotakeonamoreindirectandsoftformintheevolvinggovernancenetworks,thanwithinthemorehierarchicalapproachestogovernance(seeforexampleMilwardandProvan2000;Kettl2002;Salamon2002;Srensen2006;SrensenandTorfing2007a,b).TheaimofthispaperistodiscussthispostulationbasedonempiricalresearchfromNorwegianurbangovernments.OurempiricalanalysiswillbebasedontheclassicalNATO-schemeproposedbyHood(1983;HoodandMargetts2007).Thisisatypologyheldtobegeneric:apparentlyvalidforanalysesofallkindsoforganisationsinrelationtoallkindsofenvironment.HeretheNATO-typologywillbeadaptedtoanalysisofgovernancenetworks.Theschemewill,however,besupplementedbyadistinctionbetweendirectandindirectuseofthefourkindsoftoolsinquestion.Basedonthisanalyticalconcept,wewillshowthatthe
toolsofgovernmentrarelyareusedinadirectwayingovernancenetworks.Butstill,eveninsituationswheregovernancehastobeindirectandsoft,urbangovernmentsdohavearichtoolboxavailable.TheanalysisalsorevealsthattheNATO-typologyhascertainlimitationswhenappliedtogovernancenetworks,anditisdiscussedhowthenotionofgovernmenttoolscanbedevelopedtobettercapturetheimportantelementsinsuccessfulgovernanceofnetworks.Inthefollowing,wewillfirstexplainsomeofthemaincharacteristicsofgovernancenetworks,andtherebydefinethecontextforthekindofsteeringthatmaytakeplace.Thereaftertheanalyticalframeworkwillbeoutlined.Thedataandmethodwillthenbepresented,andtheempiricalfindingsanalysed.Thenfollowsaconcludingdiscussionarguing
thatthewellestablishedNATO-schemegiveausefulcontributiontotheunderstandingofhowurbangovernmentsareabletoinfluenceongovernancenetworks.Butwealsoconclude
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thatadistinctionbetweendirectandindirecttoolsisnecessarywhenapplyingtheanalyticalschemeonnetworks,andfollowingfromthis,theconcludingdiscussionraisessomequestionsandconsiderationsabouttheroleoftrustasagroundfortools.
2.GovernancenetworksthecontextMostoftheliteraturedealingwithpublictoolsdepartsfromthenotionofgovernmentasahierarchicalsystem,wherecertainpositionsandrolesaresuperior,andwherebehavioursandactionscanbeinfluencedbycommand.Asbrieflydiscussedabove,governanceiscommonlyunderstoodassomethingopposite,atypeofsteeringnotleaningonanyclearhierarchy,orallowingsimplecommanding.Toexplainthetypicalcharacteristicsofgovernance,whichisthesettingforouranalysesoftools,wewillpointtosomedimensionsofgovernancenetworks.Thenotionofnetworksitselfhasalonghistoryinpoliticalscienceandthestudyofpublic
administration,andthereisalargeliteraturedealingtheoreticallyandempiricallywithnetworks.Havingnoambitionofenteringthedefinitionaldiscussionofnetworks,wewillbuildonthedefinitionproposedbySrensenandTorfing(2007a:9-11).Theyclaimtotakethenotionofgovernancenetworkstorepresentaparticulartypeofnetworkaswellasaparticulartypeofgovernance.Theyarguethatgovernancebynetworks,i.e.governancenetworks,maybedefinedbyfivebasiccharacteristics:1)Arelativelystablehorizontalstructureofinterdependentactorswithoperationalautonomy.Interdependencereferstothehorizontalrelationshipbetweenactors,butwithoutsayingmuchabouttheallocationofmaterialorimmaterialresourcesbetweentheactors.Thesituationis,however,thatnobodycanusetheirpowertoexerthierarchicalcontroloveranybodywithoutriskingruiningthenetwork.Similarly,theautonomyimpliesthattheactorsinvolvedcannotbecommandedbysuperiorstothinkoractincertainways.2)Therearenegotiationsgoingonbetweenactorstryingtoinfluenceeachother.Theseprocessescantakedifferentforms,likebargainingorsearchfordeliberativesolutions.Consensusisaprerequisiteforactioninagovernancenetwork,butdoesnotmeanthatconflictsareabsent.Proposalsmayhoweverbeaccepteddespitepersistentdisagreement.3)Governancenetworksoperatewithinaninstitutionalizedframework,inthesensethattheyhaveregulative,normative,cognitiveandimaginaryaspects(Scott1994).Assuch,networks
canbestudiedasinstitutions(seforexampleBogason2000;KlijnandKoppenjan2006).4)Networksarerelativelyself-regulatingwithinlimitssetbyexternalagencies.Thismeansthatdecisionsaswellasproceduralquestionsaredealtwithandnegotiatedbythenetworkitself.Theparticularpoliticalandinstitutionalenvironmentwithinwhichthenetworksoperatewill,however,bothfacilitateandconstraintheircapacityforself-regulation.5)Governancenetworkscontribute,bydefinition,totheproductionofpublicpurposesinonewayoranother.Theproductionofpublicpurposesisnotanecessaryelementtotalkaboutnetworks,butnetworkbecomegovernancenetworksonlytotheextenttheydealwithpublicpolicy(sealsoParker2007).
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Themanyobstaclesgovernmentsfacewhentheytrytosteernetworks,isacommonthemeintheliterature.Peters(2006:1)arguesthatnetworksarebasedonselfinterests,andareprobablymoreselfservingthanservingthepublic.John(2003:486)arguesthatnetworksarestaticstructures.Whenpowerrelationsareatstake,theexistenceofanetworkamongorganizationsdoesnotseemtobeaparticularlystronginfluenceorconstraintofhuman
action.Likewise,Rhodes(2000:81)arguesthatnetworksaredifficulttosteer,oftentheyareinefficientbecauseco-operationcausesdelay,andtheymaybecomeimmobilizedbyconflictsofinterests.Onecanalsoimagineothermechanismstroublingcommonactioninnetworks.InastudyofthreeDutchnetworksdealingwithurbandevelopment,forexample,KlijnandTeisman(2003)pointstothreeobstaclesthatkeptnetworksfromreachingapropersolutiontotheproblemstheydealtwith.Thecomplexityitselfmeanttherewasamultitudeofmotivations,andparticipantswerememberofseveralothers,partlycompetingnetworks.Therewerealsocomplexinstitutionalframesfornetworkactors,forexampledifferentpublicagencies(e.g.regionalandurbangovernment)haddifferentrulesaffectingtheirparticipantsinthenetwork.Andfinally,therewasagapinthevaluesmotivatingmemberstojoinnetworks,especiallybetweenpublicandprivateactors.
Theseargumentsandobservationsleavetheimpressionthatsuccessfulpublicsteeringofnetworksismuchofawonder.Inordertounderstandhownetworksaregoverned,andunderwhatcircumstancesnetworkscanbegoverned,wewillmovetothediscussionontoolsofgovernment.Thereareseveralwaystothinkabouthowgovernmentscansteersociety(PierreandPeters2000:37-47;HoodsandMargetts2007:1,2).Theadvantagewiththetoolsapproach,however,isthatitdoesnotaddressthequestionabouttherelationshipbetweenstateandsocietyreferredtointheintroductiontothispaper.Focusissimplyonthecapacityofgovernmentstomakeandimplementpolicy(PierreandPeters2000:42).Althoughlimitedinscope,thetoolsperspectiveshouldthereforecontributetoenhancedunderstandingofoneofthevariablesessentialforpolicysuccess.
3.AnalyticalframeworktoolsofgovernmentforgoverningnetworksTherearemanyapproachesthatmaybefruitfultoanalyseandunderstandtheoptionsgovernmentshavetoshapesocietyingeneral.Relatedtothegoverningofnetworksinparticular,thereisagrowingliteratureconceptualizingsuchsteeringasmeta-governance.Thistypeofsuperiorgovernanceinvolvesconsciousanddeliberateattemptsbypublicauthoritiestoregulateself-governingnetworks(Kelly2006).Centraltothemeta-governance
approachistherealisationthattodealwithsensitivenetworkactivities,publicauthoritiesarereconfiguredtoadapttothechangingenvironmentthroughnewsteeringarrangementsandtheexerciseofavarietyofsoftandhardgovernancetools(Jessop2004;Srensen2007).OneexampleoftheseframeworksispresentedbySrensen(2006),suggestingfourkindsofmeta-governancetools:policyandresourceframing,institutionaldesign,networkfacilitationandnetworkparticipation.However,theapproachesreferringtometa-governancebasicallydepartfromtheliteratureongovernanceitself,inourview,havingsomeanalyticallyshortcomings,likethemixingofdifferentanalyticallevels.Seenfromadistance,oneistemptedtoarguethereisakindofgapinthisfieldstheoreticaldevelopment,sincetherichliteratureontools,thoughdepartingfrom
agovernmentposition,onlyseldomisreferredtoamongwritersarguingthatnetworkscanandshouldbeinfluencedandgovernedbythepublic.Ouraimhereisthereforetoenterthis
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discussion;notbyreferringtometa-governance,butratherfromanoppositeangle,buildingononeoftheclassicframeworksofgovernmenttools.TheframeworklayingthegroundforouranalysishasbecomeknownastheNATO-typologynamedafterthefourgenericandsystemictypesofinstrumentsoutlinedbyHood(1983):
Nodality,Authority,TreasureandOrganisation.Thefourkindsoftoolsareregardedbothasdetectorsusedbygovernmentstogetinformedandaseffectorstoinfluenceonsociety.Theschemewasintroducedin1983already,buthaslaterbeenrevisedandadaptedtothedigitalage(HoodandMargetts2007).Introducedasgenerictools,HoodandMargetts(2007)applytheconcepttoexploreandexplaintheinterfacebetweengovernmentandsociety.Inmostsocieties,governmentsarelargeinstitutionsinvolvedinawiderangeofactivitiesandhavethereforemoreexpertiseandinformationthanmostothersocietalactors(DeBruijnandHeuvelhof1997:134,OTooleandMeier1999:511,Sbragia2000,OTool2007:218-221).ThispropertyofbeinginthecentregivesrisetoNodality.Nodalityequipsgovernmentswithastrategicpositionfromwhichtospreadinformationtosocietyaswellastodetect
information.Furthermore,Authorityisstronglyassociatedwithgovernmentsandformsoftenpartofthedefiningcharacteristicforgovernments.Authoritygivesgovernmenttheabilitytoforcesocietalactors,andtodetermineinalegalsense,likegovernmentsdoine.g.theirtaxpoliciesorlegislationagainstcrime.Authorityimpliesthelegitimacyoflegalorofficialpower,andbecomesmanifestbydemanding,forbidding,guaranteeingandjudging.Authoritymaybeusedalsotogatherinformation.Treasureisrelatedtothemanyanddifferenteconomictoolsmostgovernmentshaveattheirdisposal.Treasuregivesgovernmenttheabilitytoexchange,andtobuycertainactionsandbehaviours.Moneymaybeexchangedforgoods,services,loyaltyandpoliticalsupport.Thesetoolsencompassanythingthatcanbefreelyexchanged,andmaymaterializeasrewardsaswellasfines.Finally,Organisationpointstothechoicegovernmentssometimehavetoactdirectlyratherthantodependonthird
parties.Referenceismadetoknowledge,properties,equipmentandotherkindsofmaterialpowerheldbygovernments.However,applyingthisanalyticaltoolonnetworks,doesnotnecessarilygivesense,sincetheschemehasbeendevelopedtoexplaintheinterfacebetweengovernmentandsociety,understandinggovernmentinlinewiththenotionofaunitarystate.Whendiscussingtoolsofgovernmentthereisaneedtodistinguishbetweendifferentlevelsofgoverningorsteering(Salamon2002:20).Asillustratedinfigure1wefindthatgovernmentsfirstneedtoolstoinfluenceinandonnetworks;andsecondnetworksneedtoolstoinfluencesociety.Themainaimofthispaperistodiscussthetoolsgovernmentsusetoinfluenceonnetworks(xinfigure1)andmakethewillofgovernmentscomethroughevenifgovernmentisnotinadominantposition.
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Government
Actor B
Actor C
Actor D
Actor F
Network/Governance
Decisions andactionsaffecting individuals
andsociety
x y
X=tools toinfluence on networksY=tools toinfluence on indiduals/society
Figure1:TwolevelsoftoolsintheinterfaceofgovernmentsocietyTobeabletodescribethenuancesinthepossibilitiesurbangovernmentshavetoinfluenceonnetworks,wewilltesttheassumptionthatitisfruitfultomakeadistinctionbetweenindirectanddirectuseofthefourtypesoftools.TheterminologyusedhereisinspiredbySalamon(2002)whodistinguishbetweendirectgovernmentasthedeliveryofservicesandgoodsbygovernmentbureaucrats,andindirectgovernmentthatrelyheavilyonawideassortment
ofthirdpartiestodeliverpubliclyfinancedservicesandpursuepubliclyauthorizedpurposes(Salamon2002:2).Thebasicideaisthatthepublicadministrationchallengehasleapedbeyondthebordersofthepublicagencyandcallsfornewgovernance.Newgovernanceinvolvescollaborationbetweenpublicaswellasbetweenpublicandprivateactors.Salamon(2002)definecertaintoolsofgovernmentasindirect,likesocialregulation,contracting,loanguarantees,grants,insurance,vouchersetc.TheNATO-schemeis,however,basedonthelogicofcontrolmechanismsnotspecifictools.AndthefourcategoriesoftoolsdefinedbytheNATO-schemearetoobroadtoallowforvariationsofdirectnessintheuseoftools.Inordertomakeourtypologymoreprecise,inaccordancewiththemainstream
literatureinthefield,wehavechosentodistinguishbetweenvarioustoolsaccordingtothedegreeofcoerciontheyinvolve(Salamon2002).Animportantreasonforthischoiceisalsothatoneoftheparadoxesinnetworkgovernanceisthattheuseofauthority,inthesenseoflawandcoercion,mayreducethechanceofadesiredoutcome(MilwardogProvan2000,Kettl2002,Srensen2006,SrensenandTorfing2007b).Thereforeitispivotalinwhichwaythedifferenttoolsactuallyareusedbyurbangovernments.Directuseofpolicytoolsresemblestheuseofcoercion,whileindirectusehastobebasedonvariousothersourcesofauthority.Thus,theindirectwaysofusingtoolsofgovernmentincludediscussion,negotiationsandcompetitionbetweensourcesofinformation;resourcesetc.,whilesuchrelativismisnotallowedwhentoolsareusedinadirectandcoerciveway.ThisdistinctionbetweendirectandindirectuseofthedifferentkindsofpolicyinstrumentsintheNATO-schemeisillustratedinfigure2.Whiletheuseofcoercionobviouslywillbea
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questionofdegree(acontinuousvariable)andprobablyshouldbeapproachedassuchempirically,forthepurposeofsimplificationthefigureonlyreferstothedichotomydirectandindirectuseofthetoolsforthepurposeofsimplification.
Kindsoftools TheuseoftoolsDirect Indirect
Nodality Manipulativeinformation(includingpropaganda)
Competingsourcesforinformationanddialog
Authority Ordersandlegislativedecreesfollowedupbycontrol
Requestsorappealswithnocontrol,andnohiddenthreat
Treasure Moneyofvaluablesinasituationwhenurbangovernmentistheonlysponsor(highdegreeofdependenceeconomically)
Moneyofvaluablesinasituationwhenurbangovernmentformpartofamarketofsponsors(highdegreeofindependenceeconomically)
Organisation Action,includingtheactualpresencebyurbangovernmentingovernancenetworks
Indirectaction,includingdifferentkindsofformalisedarrangementsforcollaboration
Figure2:DirectandindirectuseofthedifferenttoolsofgovernmentTogiveoutmanipulativeinformationorpropagandatoconvincethereceiversisregardedascoerciveandadirectwaytoutilisethenodalityasresourceheldbygovernments.Asshowninfigure2,thistoolmaybeusedinanindirectwaywhensourcesofinformationarecompetingwhenthereismorethanonetruthanddialogisneededbothtogiveandgetinformation.Indemocraticcountriesthelatterobviouslywillmostoftenbethesituation,butthedegreeofcoercioninherentintheuseofthistoolmaystillvary.Thepointhereisthatpublicauthoritieswillhaveanauthoritativepowerandbeanatural
centrewhenengagingincollaborations,andtherebypossessnodality.However,althoughthisistruefornationalgovernmentsitmaybetrueforurbangovernmentsonlytothedegreethesehaveacertaincapacitytoact.Havingtheresponsibilityforabroadrangeofwelfareservicesaswellasfortheindustrialandcommercialdevelopmentlocally,urbangovernmentsinallNordiccountriesareinvolvedinalonglistofprocessesandprojectsofdevelopment,ofspatialandotherplanningactivitiesetc.(SellersandLidstrm2007).Throughsuchconnectionstopivotaldecisionmakingprocesses,urbangovernmentsinNorwaymaythereforebecrucialnodesincities.Therelevanceofthispositionaswellashowthecentralpositionisusedwhencollaboratingingovernancenetworkdecideshowimportantnodalityisasaresourceortoolofgovernmentforurbangovernments.
Turningtothetoolslabelledauthority,lawsandregulationforcedbygovernmentsaretypicallyadirectwayofusingthistoolwhileexpressinggoals;givepoliticalsignalsetc.areregardedastheindirectway.Initially,theabilitytouseauthorityisofcourserestrictedbecausemanyareasinaliberaldemocracycannotberegulatedlegally.AlthoughurbangovernmentsinNorwaylacklegislativepower,theycanmakebindingdecisionsonabroadrangeofmattersandtheymaycontrolthefollowingupoftheirdecisions.However,tobeinthepositiontomakeandfollowupformaldecisionsisonething,anothermatteristheauthoritativepowerheldbyurbangovernments.Evenweakpoliticalsignalsmaygivegreatinfluenceonagovernancenetwork.Itis,therefore,importanttodistinguishbetweentheauthorityfoundedintheformalrighturbangovernmentshavetoforcedecisionsonpeople
andtheauthoritygainedbecauseurbangovernmentactorsareconsideredaslegitimateandcentralactorincollaborations.Asatoolofgovernmenttherefore,thepossibilityforurban
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governmentstorelyonauthoritywilldependonlocalconditionsandhowurbangovernmentsareperceivedbytheparticipatingactors.Asfortreasureasatoolofgovernment,toorganizeeconomicincentivesinasituationwherethereceiverisfullydependentonthefunding,maymakethedegreeofcoercionhigh.When
collaborationshavetorelayonnumeroussourcesforfinancingtheiractivity,theeconomicsituationmaybeharderandunstable,butindependencywillbesubstantial.Insuchsituations,treasurewillonlytoalimiteddegreeequipurbangovernmentswithpowertogovernnetworks.Thedegreeofcoercionwilldiminish,andtreasurewillhavetobeusedinamoreindirectwayasatoolofgovernment.Finally,thecoercivewaytouseorganizationasatoolofgovernmentwouldbetoincorporatetheactionsofthegovernancenetworksintoapublicagency.Forcollaboratingrelationshipssuchadirectuseoforganisationisobviouslyirrelevant.Togovernnetworks,organizationisrelevanttothedegreethaturbangovernmentsengageincollaborationsdirectly.However,thedegreeofdirectnessorcoercionisalsodeterminedbytheinfluenceheldbyurban
governmentsontheorganisationaldesignchosen,thatis;theorganisationalframework,processesandactorsallowedasparticipantsinthegovernancenetworks(Srensen2006).
4.DataandmethodTheempiricalstudygroundingthefollowinganalysestooknetworkasalabelfordifferentkindsofcollaborationsinvolvingurbangovernment.Networkwaswidelydefined,inaccordancewiththedefinitionabove,andincludedvariouspossibleformsregardinge.g.formality,duration,etc.Thestudywasmadein2007-2008,involvingthreemediumsized
Norwegiancities.Inthefirstpartoftheproject,theresearchteamidentifiedasmanygovernancenetworksaspossibleinvolvingthecitygovernment.Thismapping,basedoninterviewswiththecitygovernmentleadershipandthestudyingofthelastfouryearsofcouncilminutes,revealedalargenumberofnetworksrangingfrominter-municipalcooperation,limitedcompaniesinvolvingthecitygovernmentasapartlyowner,collaborativeprojectswithcivilsocietyorbusinesssectortoinformalcollaborations(Kristiansen2007;Vabo2007;Riseland2007).Theteamthenselectedninenetworksfordeeperstudy.Atotalof70qualitativeinterviewswerecompletedinordertomaptheactivitiesreportedinthewhole,typically5-10interviewsforeachnetwork.Inaddition,writtenmaterialwascollectedandhasbeenanalysed.
ThethreecitiesinvolvedinthestudyareNarvik,SteinkjerandDrammen,allwithapopulationrangingfrom20.000and60.000,whichaccordingtoaNorwegianstandard,makesthemmedium-sized.SteinkjerandDrammenareregionalcentres,andincontrasttoNarviktheyhostthecountryadministrationandseveralregionalstateagencies.Thelegalframework,includingthefunctionstheyareexpectedtotakecareof,ishoweverexactlythesameforallthreecities.Thepurposeandaimoftheninenetworksarelistedinthefigurebelow.
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Network/(city)/
timespan
Aim
TheSevenPartCooperation(D)1998
Sharedpolicyportactivites:AnagreementoncoordinationofplanningprocessesfortheseashoreinthemunicipalityofDrammenandLier.In20072008concernedprimarilywithwheretoplacethefreightdepotforthe
reailwayconnection.TheaimforthemunicipalityofDrammenistowinsupportformovingthedepotfromthecitycentretoallowurbanrenewalthere.Atthesametimetheyaimtoconnecttherailwayfreightdepottotheportactivitiestoconnectinlandtransport(bothbyrailwayandtrailers)totransportbysea.
OurcityDrammenLtd.(D)1992
Production:DevelopingandproducingservicesforthetradeandindustryaswellasthelocalcouncilofDrammentoattractbusinessandpeopletothecitycentre.TheaimismaintaintheappreciatedvitalityofthecitycentreofDrammen.
ProjectforImprovedCityStanding(D)20052011
Production:ImplementvariousmeanstoimprovethestandingofDrammenmunicipality.Theaimistoincreasethenumberofinhabitants,encouragebusinesssettlementandimprovethecitystandinginthemunicipalityofDrammenandsurroundingareas.
NEW(N)1998
Sharedpolicyportactivites:NEWisanabbreviationforNorthEastWestFrightCorridor.Itisaconcepttoconnectinlandtransport(bothbyrailwayand
trailers)totransportbysea.TheaimistoestablishatransportcorridorbetweenUSA/CanadaandCentralAsia,viaNarvikinNorway.
FuturumLtd.(N)1995
Development:IndustrialandcommercialdevelopmentinthemunicipalityofNarvikandtheOfot-region.Offercounselling,assistanceandserviceaswellassystematicworkwiththeaimtoimproveindustrialandcommercialdevelopmentandattractbusinesstoNarvik.
Travelbusinessandindustrialhistory(N)20062010
Development:Generatetourismbasedonthehistoryoflocalindustry.ThisistheaimfortheprogrammeSustainablemunicipalities,whereNarvikisapilotparticipant.
CitiesinMid-Norway(S)2003
Sharedpolicyportactivites:AlliancetopromotetheinterestsofMid-Norwaybyinitiatingcommonindustrialandcommercialdevelopmentprojectsforthecitiesintheregion.Inparticular,effortshavebeenmadetomaketheportactivitiesinthedifferentharboursintheregionmoreefficienttoattractmoretransport.
TheJubileeinSteinkjerLtd.(S)20042008
Production:CarrythroughtheCityJubileeinJanuary2008.Thegoalwaspartlytocelebrate,partlytoutilisetheopportunitytostrengthenthetourismindustry.
Travelbusinessandculturalmonumentsonfarmland(S)20052008
Production:Helptofarmersthathaveculturalmonumentsontheirfarmlandtogetthemregistered,removevegetationandorganiseandmakethemvisibleasabasistoapplyfornationalfundingtodevelopthemonumentsintosomekindofbusiness.Theaimistosecurediversityinculturalmonuments,promoteprotectionofthevaluetheyrepresentandincreasevaluecreationintheurbanarea.
Figur3Theninegovernancenetworkspurposeandaim
5.EmpiricalanalysisWenowturntotheanalysisofthegovernanceprocesseswehavestudiedinninegovernancenetworkswithinthreeurbangovernmentsinNorway.Thequestioniswhatkindofgovernancetoolsurbangovernmentusewhentheyaimtogovernthenetworkstheyparticipatein.Dowefindsomekindsoftoolstobemoreinusethanothers?Andwhatcharacterisethespecificpolicyinstrumentsinuse?Furthermore,howdourbangovernmentsactuallyapplythevarioustools?Dowefindthattheprocessofgoverningistypicallyindirect
andsoft?Ordowealsofinddirectuseofdifferenttools?
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Asabasisforthenumberspresentedintable1wehaveanalysedtheinvolvedrespondentsviewsonvariouswaysthenetworkstheyareparticipatinginareinfluencedorsteeredfromtheurbangovernmentsinvolved.Whatwefocusonis,inaccordancetotheNATO-framework,thegovernancemechanismsinuse.Theanalysisis,forexample,notconcernedwithwhichactorsareinvolved,whetheritisthepoliticalleadershiportheadministrativepart
ofurbangovernments.InTable1fourvaluesareusedtodescribethedegreeofcoercioninthetoolsofgovernmentusedbytheurbangovernments:limited,moderate,considerableanddecisive.Incaseswheretheroleoftheurbangovernmentisdecisive,thetoolofgovernmentisperdefinitionusedinadirectway.Thethreeothervalueslimited,moderateandconsiderableareusedtodistinguishbetweendifferentdegreesofcoercionintheindirectuseofthefourtoolsofgovernment.Toolsnotregisteredempiricallyaremarkedby.
Network/(city)/timespan
Nodality
Authority Treasure Organisation
TheSevenPartCooperation(D)1998
Direct
Indirect 2 1 1
OurcityDrammenLtd.(D)1992
Direct 4
Indirect 3 3 3
ProjectforImprovedCityStanding(D)20052011
Direct
Indirect 3 1 3 3
NEW(N)1998
Direct
Indirect 2 1 1
FuturumLtd.(N)1995
Direct 4 4
Indirect 2 2
Travelbusinessandindustrialhistory(N)20062010
Direct
Indirect 1 2 1
CitiesinMid-Norway(S)2003
Direct
Indirect 2 1 3
TheJubileeinSteinkjerLtd.(S)20042008
Direct 4
Indirect 3 1 3
Travelbusinessand
culturalmonumentsonfarmland(S)20052008
Direct
Indirect 2 1 2
20/36 9/36 21/36 19/36
Table1Theuseoftoolsofgovernmentbyurbangovernmentsinninenetworksquantifiedexpressionsforqualitativedata
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Fornodalitythedecisivefactortoclassifytheindirectuseofthepolicyinstrumentsaccordingtothethreecategorieshasbeenhowcentraltheroleoftheurbangovernmentwasassourceforinformation(whethertheyhadallcrucialinformationorpartsofit);andthedegreeofcommunicationbetweentheurbangovernmentandthenetwork.Assessingauthority,thepremiseslaiddownbytheurbangovernmentininitialformulationofobjectivesaswellasin
contractshavedeterminedtheclassification.Likewise,thelevelofcompulsoryreportinghasbeenevaluated.Potentialauthorityasresponsiblecityplannerhasnotbeentakenintoaccount,becauseurbangovernmentsuseofsuchatoolobviouslywouldbedestructivefortheworkwithinthenetworksanalysedandhavethereforenotbeenused.Whenanalysingtreasure,themainquestionhasbeenwhetherthenetworkhasbeendependentontheurbangovernmenttofinanceitsbusiness(throughgrantsorcommissions).Alternativelytheurbangovernmentmaycontributewithseedmoneyonly,oreachnetworksparticipantcountfortheirpartofthecosts.Finallyfororganisation,theassessmentofdegreeofcoercionhasbeendependentontwoindicators.First,thequestionhasbeenwhichroleurbangovernmenthasplayedindecisionsonhowtoorganisethenetwork.Thesecondcriteriahasbeenwhethertheurbangovernmentsisparticipatingdirectorindirect(throughaboardofdirectors,for
example)inthenetwork.WhatcanbeobservedinTable1isthatallthefourkindsoftoolsnodality,authority,treasureandorganisationareusedbyurbangovernmentstosteergovernancenetworks.Wefindthatauthorityisthekindsoftoolsleastused,whilethethreeothersarealmostequallypopular.Anexplanationtothispatternmaybethattheabilitytouseauthorityasasourceofinfluenceingovernancenetworksperdefinitionisrestricted.Tothedegreethattheactorsinvolvedareinterdependentandtheaimistofacilitatethenetworkscapacitytoself-regulation,theuseofordersandcontroltomakedecisiononbehalfofthenetworkshouldobviouslybeavoided.Theparadox,thatextensiveuseofauthoritymayruinthecollaboration,becomesvisiblehere.Theverylimiteduseofauthorityisprobablyalsoaverygoodindicatoronhownetworkgovernanceisperceivedbyurbangovernments:itseemstobefullyacceptabletosteerthenetworks,butnotthetraditionalway,byregulationsorordersandcontrol.Althoughauthorityisconsiderablylesscommoninusethantheothertools,thisimpliesthatgovernmentsneedanduseabroadvarietyoftoolsalsowhengoverningnetworks.Thus,itishardtosaythatsomekindsofgovernancetoolsareirrelevantforthegovernanceofnetworks.Onthecontrary,wefinditstrikingthatallthedifferentkindsoftoolsaresoactivelyinuse.Asfornodality,forexample,itisveryclearinmostnetworksthatthewaytheyareorganisednotsomuchunderlinetheauthorityheldbyurbangovernmentsbutthat
representationfromthelocalauthorityisessentialfortheworkcarriedoutbythenetwork.Interestingly,theinterviewsshowthatthissourceofinfluenceoftenisunderestimatedbyurbangovernmentsthemselves.Theotherimportantfindingrevealedintable1isthatadirectuseofthevariousgovernancetoolsisveryrare,aspresumedinthetheoreticaldiscussionabove.Onlyonfouroccasionsweobservegovernanceprocesseswherethedegreeofcoercionpursuedthroughthetoolusedmakestheurbangovernmentdecisive.Allthesenetworksareorganisedaslimitedcompanieswiththeurbangovernmentasaminorityowner,butwhichstillmayexplaintheuseofmorehierarchicalandcoercivetools.Moreover,thevariationsobservedbetweenthesefourcasesareinteresting.Wefinddecisiveuseoftreasureincombinationwithmoreorlessindirectuse
ofothertoolsbutalsodecisiveusebothofauthorityandtreasure.ThelatteristhecaseinFuturum,alimitedcompanygovernedverymuchinthesamewayasanordinaryagency.
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AlsoforthecaseofOurcityDrammenLtd.,itseemsthatacombinationofadominantpositionassponsorandanarrangementwherethenetworkismoreorlessdependentonsellingitsservicestotheurbangovernmentinvolveconsiderablecoercionintheuseofthegovernancetools.Aninterestingcombination,however,isthedominantroleoftheurbangovernmentassponsorforTheJubileeinSteinkjerLtd.,butwherethepolicyhasbeentotrust
theorganisedandinclusivenetworkandlimittheuseofothertoolsofgovernmentavailable.Intotal,weseethaturbangovernmentsuseofcoercionwasquitemoderateinthiscaseandindeedregardedassuchamongtheparticipantsweinterviewed.Thus,tocharacterisetheprocessofgoverningnetworkstheverycombinationoftoolsneedstobetakenintoconsiderationtodecidewhatdegreeofcoercionisfoundtobeacceptable.
6.ConcludingdiscussionItisoftenclaimedthatanincreaseindifferentkindsofgovernancearrangementslikenetworks,partnershipsandcompanies,havedecreasedthepotentialforpublicsteering,
leavingpoliticalleadersinaweakandpassiveposition.Eveniftheargumentitselfiscontroversial(Goetz2008),itrepresentsafundamentalproblemforanydemocracyifitistrue.However,theanalysisaboveindicatethatafterall,thereisanintacttoolboxavailableforpublicleaders,andurbangovernmenttendtosteermoreandstrongerthanthemostpessimisticobserversargue.Thisvarietyoftoolsandtheirrevealedusewasbuildingonacommonplaceandclassicframeworkforstudyingthetoolsofgovernment.Theanalysesillustratethattheuseofsuchaclassicframeworkmakesense,evenifthecontextofgoverninginourcaseisverydifferentfromthecontextforwhichtheframeworknormallyisused.Seenfromthisperspective,thedominatingdiscourseonmeta-governanceprobablywillbefitfromsomekindofbridgingtotheclassicliteratureontoolsofgovernment.Themainconclusiontobedrawnfromtheempiricalanalysispresentedinthispaperisthaturbangovernments,whengoverningnetworks,rarelyusetheavailabletoolsofgovernmentinadirectorcoerciveway.Thetypicaluseofgovernmenttoolsisindirectandsoft.Theindirecttoolboxseemstobefilledwithmanydifferentvariationsofpolicyinstruments.Nodality,forexample,enablesurbangovernmentstoplayanessentialinformationalroleinnetworks,aroleoftenunderestimatedbyurbangovernmentsthemselves.Theuseofseedmoney,representinganotherexample,isalsocommonlyinuse.Ingeneral,toolsbasedonnodality,treasureandorganisationaremoreofteninusethanthosebasedonauthority.The
useofauthorityis,inmanyways,hardforurbangovernmentstocombinewiththeneedforindirectsteeringandsoftprocessesofgovernance.Wefindexamples,however,wheretreasureandauthorityareusedinahighlycoerciveway.Especiallyincaseswhenbothtreasureandauthorityareinuse,itishardtodistinguishtheobservedgovernanceofnetworkswithnormalhierarchicalsteering.AtthesametimeastheNATO-schemeseemsfruitfulinouranalyses,werealizetheframeworkisnotwithoutlimitations.Thereareatleasttwowaysinwhichthisclassificationofpolicyinstrumentsmaybedevelopedtobettercaptureelementsofgreatimportanceforsuccessfulgovernanceofnetworks.
Thefirstimportantelementistrust.Accordingtoorganisationaltheory,trustrepresentsageneralkindofcontrolmechanisms(BradachandEccles1989),anditisawellestablished
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assumptionthatTrustisanimportantlubricantofasocialsystem.Itisextremelyefficient;itsavespeoplealotoftroubletohaveafairdegreeofrelianceonotherpeoplesword(Arrow1974:23).Trustcontributestoreducethefearforopportunism,andthepossibilitythatactorswillbehaveopportunisticisthereforeapremisefortrusttobeofsignificantimportance.Althoughwemayfindhighdegreeofconsensuswithinnetworks,thereisalsoa
highriskforconflict.Andlackofconflictandtrustbetweentheinvolvedactorsareactuallyseenasthemostseriousthreattonetworkswork(seeforexampleAgranoff2007).InthesamewayasHoodandMargettes(2007:122-125)arguethatthesizeofthepopulationandthedegreeofconsensusinthesocietywherethetoolsareappliedmustbetakenintoaccount,wewillarguethatalsothedegreeoftrustbetweeninvolvedactorsisofoutmostimportance.Althoughtoolsareunlikelytobeutilisedtodeveloptrustonly,policyinstrumentswillpromotetrustindifferentwaysandtheymayevenpromotedistrust.However,itishardtodepicttrustasaninstrument.Firstofalltrusthasaself-fulfillingcharacter:theexistenceoftrustgivesonereasontotrust(forbothsocialandtransactioncostreasons),justasdistrustbegetsdistrust(BradachogEccles1989:107,108).Furthermore,therelation
betweentheuseofpolicyinstrumentsandtrustisnotnecessarilyinherentinthetoolused,buthighlycontextual.Thesecondimportantelementforsuccessfulgoverningofnetworksisnetworkmanagement.Thereisabroadliteraturearguingfortheimportanceoffacilitatingtheprocessesgoingonwithinthenetworks(seeforexampleKickert,KlijnandKoppenjan1997,HuxhamandVangen2000,GoldsmithandEggers2004,Agranoff2007).AccordingtoGoldsmithandEggers(2004)andotherwritersinthefield,themainelementsinnetworkmanagementaretodesigntheprocessessettingupnetworkinteractions;designthenetworksalsotofacilitatetheexistenceofastrongintegrator;establishtiesthatbindandgeneratetrustamongtheparticipants;andtomeettheaccountabilitychallenge.Furthermore,thecapacityfornetworkgovernanceisdependentonadequateandsufficientskillsandcompetencies.Furthermore,HuxhamandVangen(2000)focusespeciallyontheneedforleadershipandemphasizethreekindsofactivitiestakencareofbytheleadership:managingpowerandcontrollingtheagenda;representingandmobilisingmemberorganisationsandenthusingandempoweringthosewhocandelivercollaborationaims.Thesepivotalquestionsfornetworkmanagementarequitedifferentfromthequestionsaddressedbythetools-approachforanalysesofhownetworksaregovernedinthispaper.However,inouropinionthereisaparallelbetweentheimportanceofestablishingtheleadership(settinguptheboardand/orengagethegeneralmanager)inapubliccompanyorotherkindofindependentpublicbodyandingovernancenetworks(seealsoSrensen2006).Wewillarguethatitisessentialforurbangovernmentsto
realisetheimportanceofmanagementinsituationswherenetworksareusedtogovernsociety.Followingfromthis,inonewayoranother,facilitationofnetworkmanagementshouldprobablybeincludedinthetoolkit,aswellasintheanalyticalframework.
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