Interpreting British Governance

Bevir, Mark; Rhodes, R. A. W.

doi:10.4324/9780203352311

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“…From the early 1990s, IT systems were supplemented by information and communication technology (ICT) to extend their application to other sectors, with policy emphasis on reaching out to rural areas and taking in greater inputs from non-government organisations (NGOs) and the private sector (Bevir and Rhodes 2004;Mujtava and Pandey 2012). The National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) was formulated by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology and Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances.…”

Section: Indian Contextmentioning

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Citizens’ adoption of an electronic government system: towards a unified view

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Sluggish adoption of emerging electronic government (eGov) applications continues to be a problem across developed and developing countries. This research tested the nine alternative theoretical models of technology adoption in the context of an eGov system using data collected from citizens of four selected districts in the state of Bihar in India. Analysis of the models indicates that their performance is not up to the expected level in terms of path coefficients, variance in behavioural intention, or the fit indices of the models. In response to the underperformance of the alternative theoretical models to explain the adoption of an eGov system, this research develops a unified model of electronic government adoption and tests it using the same data. The results indicate that the proposed research model outperforms all alternative models of technology adoption by explaining 77 % of variance in behavioural intention, with acceptable values of fit indices and significant relationships between each pair of hypothesised factors.

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Section: Indian Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Citizens’ adoption of an electronic government system: towards a unified view

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“…There has been a shift from government by the unitary state towards governance by and through a range of networks of various kinds (eg: Rhodes, 1997;Bevir and Rhodes, 2003). As Greenaway et al put it (2007,, "network approaches have provided useful insights into the issue of policy implementation.…”

Section: Policy Network As Governancementioning

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Underperforming policy networks: The biopesticides network in the United Kingdom

Greaves

Grant

2010

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Loosely integrated and incomplete policy networks have been neglected in the literature. They are important to consider in terms of understanding network underperformance. The effective delivery and formulation of policy requires networks that are not incomplete or underperforming. The biopesticides policy network in the UK is considered and its components identified with an emphasis on the lack of integration of retailers and environmental groups. The nature of the network constrains the actions of its agents and frustrates the achievement of policy goals. A study of this relatively immature policy network also allows for a focus on network formation. The state, via an external central government department, has been a key factor in the development of the network. Therefore, it is important to incorporate such factors more systematically into understandings of network formation.Feedback efforts from policy have increased interactions between productionist actors but the sphere of consumption remains insufficiently articulated.

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“…Such evidence underlines the way in which the Liberal Democrats' reformist tradition had been confronted by the dilemmas of securing and maintaining executive power (c.f. Bevir and Rhodes, 2003).…”

Section: Constitutional Principles and The Dilemmas Of Officementioning

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Inaction and reaction – Coalition government and constitutional reform in the United Kingdom

Matthews

2015

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Constitutional reform in the United Kingdom is a story frequently framed around the narratives of missed opportunities, executive intransigence and institutional stickiness. Yet in times of flux and uncertainty, matters of the constitution can scale the political agenda at breakneck speed; and as the architecture of the UK teeters on the precipice of potentially fundamental upheaval, it is crucial to locate recent events within the broader history of constitutional reform in order to tease apart the dynamics of stasis and change. This article responds by offering the first complete in-depth analysis of the 2010-15 Coalition Government's record on the constitution, focusing on the gap between rhetoric and reform, and the way in which constitutional traditions have confounded the ability to effectively manage the tensions that exist within the UK's uneasy settlement. In doing so, the article sets out the institutional and ideational factors that have influenced attitudes towards constitutional reform, in particular focusing on the way in which dilemmas of office have confounded meaningful attempts to alter Britain's constitutional fabric. It argues that three critical factors together explain the Coalition's record on the constitution: the clash of constitutional philosophies within the Coalition; the dilemmas with which the Liberal Democrats were confronted in the transition from opposition to government; and, the extent to which the governing norms of constitution effectively neuter attempts to its reform. The findings of this article are therefore salient and significant, providing valuable lessons regarding the tenability of the UK's extant constitutional architecture and the capacity of the Conservative Government to successfully manage and vent the myriad of pressures upon it.Key words: constitution; constitutional reform; coalition government; institutions; ideology 2 Matters of the constitution in the United Kingdom (UK) were once renowned for the sheer paucity of popular and political interest, earning the issue of constitutional reform the unfortunate label of 'a topic for anoraks ' (Bogdanor, 2014). Yet in times of flux and uncertainty, matters of the constitution can scale the political agenda at breakneck speed. This has been readily apparent in recent months as the implications of the 'no' vote in the Scottish independence referendum unfolded and precipitated a range of constitutional conundrums regarding the asymmetry of the Union, which has led commentators to argue that 'the tangled British constitution is again on the verge of significant, unplanned change' (The Times, 2014). Indeed, constitutional affairs were centre-stage in the run-up to the 2015 general election, the debate being dominated by issues including Scotland's relationship with Westminster and Britain's place in Europe; and the newly elected Conservative Government has pledged a package of reforms that could simultaneously witness the repatriation of sovereignty and the dispersal of power across the Union. As the architectur...

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Interpreting British Governance

Cited by 530 publications

References 4 publications

Citizens’ adoption of an electronic government system: towards a unified view

Citizens’ adoption of an electronic government system: towards a unified view

Underperforming policy networks: The biopesticides network in the United Kingdom

Inaction and reaction – Coalition government and constitutional reform in the United Kingdom

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