From government to governance…to meta-governance: a systematic literature review

Jonna Gjaltema, Robbert Biesbroek and Katrien Termeer

Public Management Review, 2020, vol. 22, issue 12, 1760-1780

Abstract: This study aims to disentangle the concept of meta-governance by systematically reviewing 79 articles. By investigating the who, what, why, and how of meta-governance, this article paints a detailed picture of its empirical manifestation. We conclude that the literature could benefit from better conceptualization and operationalization. From the results, we define meta-governance as ‘a practice by (mainly) public authorities that entails the coordination of one or more governance modes by using different instruments, methods, and strategies to overcome governance failures.’ Meta-governance therefore goes beyond the unproductive dichotomy in the ‘from government to governance’ debate.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2019.1648697

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