The ecology of games as a theory of polycentricity: Recent advances and future challenges
The Ecology of Games approach to examining complex governance systems in democratic
societies has been recently refurbished to infuse renewed vitality in the analysis of …
societies has been recently refurbished to infuse renewed vitality in the analysis of …
Building blocks of polycentric governance
Success or failure of a polycentric system is a function of complex political and social
processes, such as coordination between actors and venues to solve specialized policy …
processes, such as coordination between actors and venues to solve specialized policy …
Who joins a forum—And who does not?—Evaluating drivers of forum participation in polycentric governance systems
In polycentric governance systems, decisions that influence a given policy issue are often
made across a series of forums: venues where actors meet to resolve collective action …
made across a series of forums: venues where actors meet to resolve collective action …
Participatory water basin councils in Peru and Brazil: expert discourses as means and barriers to inclusion
In the last twenty years, participatory forums have been increasingly used to manage water
basins around the world. The implementation of participatory forums has sought to prevent …
basins around the world. The implementation of participatory forums has sought to prevent …
Who is satisfied with their inclusion in polycentric sustainability governance? Networks, power, and procedural justice in Swiss wetlands
Sustainability governance in polycentric systems needs to ensure both effectiveness and
procedural justice. Effectiveness and procedural justice are intricately linked to power …
procedural justice. Effectiveness and procedural justice are intricately linked to power …
External drivers of participation in regional collaborative water planning
What drives participation in collaborative planning? How does this vary across different
institutional contexts? Public managers must navigate emerging challenges in public service …
institutional contexts? Public managers must navigate emerging challenges in public service …
The polycentricity of climate policy blockage
This paper builds on recent research on polycentric governance and the Ecology of Games
to understand climate politics in the USA. Complementing previous work from 2005 to 2009 …
to understand climate politics in the USA. Complementing previous work from 2005 to 2009 …
The role of intermediate collaborative forums in polycentric environmental governance
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In complex, polycentric environmental governance systems, actors may choose to
collaborate with one another to reduce their collective vulnerability and enhance system …
collaborate with one another to reduce their collective vulnerability and enhance system …
The unique role of municipalities in integrated watershed governance arrangements
Local governments, or municipalities, play a key role in water governance around the world
owing to the many administrative competencies they hold, ranging from water service …
owing to the many administrative competencies they hold, ranging from water service …
Reconfiguring water governance for resilient social-ecological systems in South America
Abstract The Global South is usually underrepresented in comparative water governance
studies. Latin America has abundant water resources but is the most unequal region in …
studies. Latin America has abundant water resources but is the most unequal region in …