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Network governance and public policy
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2012 |
The article will discuss the network governance as a theoretical approach which could contribute to the understanding of policy making process and to the finding of effective solutions to various policy problems. The approach is based on several assumptions: 1) bounded rationality: human beings have limited abilities to process information, to focus attention, to memorize, they thinking is dependent on habits and frames; 2) bounded morality: it implies that human beings obtain the moral sense and the ability to act according to moral obligations and responsibility, but such moral motives are limited; 3) network embededdness: policy actors are embedded in various social networks; 4) participation of society and business in the policy making process. The article discusses different dimensions of the network governance approach: 1) ontological dimension, normative dimension, and epistemological dimension. The network governance approach could be understood as a frame of reference which has consequences for various policy actors: politicians, policy analysts, society and business. It could also contribute to the selfunderstanding of sciences of public policy and public administration.