Facilitating inter-municipal collaboration through mandated collaborative platform: evidence from regional environmental protection in China

Rui Mu and Tie Cui

Public Management Review, 2024, vol. 26, issue 6, 1684-1705

Abstract: This article argues for the need to go beyond appreciating hierarchy and network as separate coordination processes. Rather it conceptualizes a mandated platform approach to facilitate inter-municipal collaboration with little collaboration experience and diverse interests. Based on a mandated regional platform in China, this article examines what an appropriate mandate is, and how network coordination evolves on this mandated platform. Practically, this study provides a potentially new coordination approach that integrates hierarchy and network. It also has important theoretical implications to enhance our understanding of hybrid coordination and collaborative governance in the public management field.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2023.2212261

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