Exploring the impact of collaboration processes on policy networks success: a case study of food policy councils

Beomgeun Cho, In Hae Noh, April M Roggio and Luis Felipe Luna-Reyes

Public Management Review, 2025, vol. 27, issue 1, 241-272

Abstract: Innovative forms of collaborative governance have evolved to address a diversity of wicked problems. Collaboration processes involved in these forms of governance appear to have a paradoxical nature, where the necessary inclusiveness and diversity of actors may also be important obstacles for a successful collaboration. We apply theories of collaborative and network governance, and fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis, to explore the impact of collaboration process characteristics (network density, diversity, inclusion and participation) on 12 food policy councils. Our findings suggest that collaborative arrangements where diverse stakeholders have equal and inclusive access to active deliberation constitute one path to effective outcomes.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2023.2241047

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