Managing Complex Networks

Although the concept of policy networks is now well-established in the field, most research has to content itself with description and analysis of their contribution to policy failure. This book goes further. It accepts policy networks as a fundamental characteristic of modern societies and presents an overview of the strategies for the management of these networks, as well as illustrating the various strategies for intervention.

Although the concept of policy networks is now well-established in the field, most research has to content itself with description and analysis of their contribution to policy failure. This book goes further. It accepts policy networks as a fundamental characteristic of modern societies and presents an overview of the strategies for the management of these networks, as well as illustrating the various strategies for intervention.

Foreword - R A W Rhodes
Introduction - W J M Kickert, E-H Klijn and J F M Koppenjan
A Management Perspective on Policy Networks
PART ONE: POLICY NETWORKS AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT: A STATE OF THE ART
Policy Networks - E-H Klijn
An Overview
Public Management and Network Management - W J M Kickert and J F M Koppenjan
An Overview
PART TWO: NETWORK DYNAMICS AND MANAGEMENT
The Dynamics of Closedness in Networks - L Schaap and M J W van Twist
Managing Perceptions in Networks - C J A M Termeer and J F M Koppenjan
Strategies and Games in Networks - E-H Klijn and G R Teisman
Analyzing and Managing Dynamic Processes in Complex Networks
Instruments for Network Management - J A de Bruijn and E F ten Heuvelhof
Managing Implementation Processes in Complex Networks - L J O′Toole Jr, K I Hanf and P L Hupe
Normative Notes - J A de Bruijn and A B Ringeling
Perspectives on Networks
PART THREE: CONCLUSION: STRATEGIES FOR NETWORK MANAGEMENT
Managing Networks in the Public Sector - W J M Kickert, E-H Klijn and J F M Koppenjan
Findings and Reflections