Issues and challenges of public service procurement in China: a collaborative governance perspective

Ran, Bing; Qi, Huiting

doi:10.1504/ijpp.2016.079742

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“…Power imbalances have previous been reported as common within collaborative governance (Purdy, 2012;Ran & Qi, 2016). But on from this, the difficulties in establishing structures to work collaboratively between public bodies and community groups are something we have experienced.…”

Section: Organisational Differences; Positives Negatives and Ways Forwardmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…While the establishment and achievement of individual goals can be realised, the ability of a range of stakeholders to identity a shared vision has been a challenge for our group, whilst also being a key consideration within the literature (Mattessich & Monsey, 1992). Trust building has been linked previously to power sharing (Ran & Qi, 2019), to help manage power asymmetries within collaborative relationships (Purdy, 2012;Ran & Qi, 2016). The need to create space, through freeing up time, to enable trust building is of central importance to collaborative governance processes.…”

Section: Challenges In a Collaborative Governance Structurementioning

confidence: 99%

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Reflecting on a collaborative approach to a regional sustainability transition: Dingle Peninsula 2030

Boyle

Watson

McGookin

et al. 2021

Reflective Practice

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This paper uses a reflective method to gather findings with relation to a collaborative governance approach for the sociotechnical transition to a low carbon society in a regional context. As top-down and bottom-up approaches to sustainable transitions have proven insufficient in bringing about the necessary changes required to meet the demands of climate action, more collaborative approaches between local communities, national public bodies and research organisations are warranted. Within this, there is a need to understand the dynamics of collaborative governance for participants in the process. Through a process of reflective practice, this paper outlines the networks, personal capacities, organisational capacities, benefits and challenges of collaborative governance partnerships for sustainable transitions from the perspective of individuals within a collaborative committee working on a regional transition project on the Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry, Ireland. Alongside this, some solutions to challenges outlined through reflection are highlighted. This research paper highlights the need for the incorporation of reflective practice within collaborative governance for the socio-technical transition to a low-carbon society.

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Section: Organisational Differences; Positives Negatives and Ways Forwardmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Challenges In a Collaborative Governance Structurementioning

confidence: 99%

Reflecting on a collaborative approach to a regional sustainability transition: Dingle Peninsula 2030

Boyle

Watson

McGookin

et al. 2021

Reflective Practice

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“…Scholars across disciplines have increasingly highlighted concerns around equity and justice in water governance (e.g., Beresford et al, 2023; Ingram, 1990; Perreault, 2014; Sultana, 2018; Sultana & Loftus, 2019; Swyngedouw, 2004; Zwarteveen et al, 2017; Zwarteveen & Boelens, 2014), and around power and politics in collaborative governance broadly (Klijn & Skelcher, 2007; May, 2016; Purdy, 2012; Ran & Qi, 2016). Harrington (2017) summarizes the core of many of these concerns when he argues that collaborative water governance processes often ignore the political nature of water, meaning they overlook the social processes “that determine what water is, and what specifically needs protection in the quest for water security” (p. 255).…”

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Beyond engagement: Enhancing equity in collaborative water governance

Koebele,

Méndez‐Barrientos,

Nadeau

et al. 2023

WIREs Water

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Collaborative governance has emerged as a promising approach for addressing complex water sustainability issues, with purported benefits from enhanced democracy to improved environmental outcomes. Collaborative processes are often assumed to be inherently more equitable than traditional governance approaches due to their goal of engaging diverse actors in the development of policy and management solutions. However, when collaborative water governance processes ignore issues of politics and power in their design, they risk creating or even exacerbating existing inequities. How, then, can collaborative water governance processes be designed to enhance, rather than undermine, equity? To answer this question, we first conduct an extensive review of the collaborative governance literature to identify common design features of collaborative processes, which each present potential benefits and challenges for actualizing equitable collaborative water governance. After critically discussing these design features, we explore how they are executed through two case studies of collaborative water governance in western North America: groundwater governance reform in California and transnational Colorado River Delta governance. In reflecting on these cases, we chart an agenda for future collaborative water governance research and practice that moves beyond engaging diverse actors to promoting equity among them.This article is categorized under: Human Water > Water Governance Science of Water > Water and Environmental Change Engineering Water > Planning Water

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The Entangled Twins: Power and Trust in Collaborative Governance

Ran

2018

Administration & Society

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Power and trust are two important issues of interorganizational relations in collaborative governance. This article develops a critical conceptual analysis of the dyadic relationship between power and trust in the context of collaborative governance. Three dynamic relationships and seven corresponding propositions are proposed regarding the shared sources of power and trust, the effects of power asymmetry and power sharing on trust building, and the influence of trust building on the management of power relationship in collaborative governance. These dyadic relations will help scholars and practitioners to deal with the dynamics brought forth by power and trust in collaboration.

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Issues and challenges of public service procurement in China: a collaborative governance perspective

Cited by 3 publications

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Reflecting on a collaborative approach to a regional sustainability transition: Dingle Peninsula 2030

Reflecting on a collaborative approach to a regional sustainability transition: Dingle Peninsula 2030

Beyond engagement: Enhancing equity in collaborative water governance

The Entangled Twins: Power and Trust in Collaborative Governance

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