This edited collection examines various facets of governance - the organization and steering of political processes within society - for a better understanding of the complexities of contemporary policy making.

Autorentext
Eduardo Araral, National University of Singapore. Aziz Burkhanov, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. Yu-Wen Chen, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. Neil Collins, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. Isabelle Engeli, University of Ottawa, Canada. Eva Heidbreder, Heinrich Heine University in Duesseldorf, Germany. Saltanat Janenova, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. Jenny M Lewis, University of Melbourne, Australia. Manuela Moschella, University of Turin, Italy. David Natali, University of Bologna in Forlì, Italy. Riccardo Pelizzo, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. Jerey Rayner, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Christine Rothmayr Allison, University of Montreal, Canada. Anthony R. Zito, Newcastle University, UK. Wu Xun, National University of Singapore.

Inhalt
PART I: VARIETIES OF GOVERNANCE AS A CONCEPT AND EMPIRICAL REALITY 1. Re-Thinking Governance In Public Policy. Dynamics, Strategy And Capacities; Giliberto Capano, Michael Howlett And M. Ramesh PART II: GOVERNANCE DYNAMICS 2. Governing Cross-Border Capital Flows: The Dynamics Of Capital Account Policies; Manuela Moschella 3. Similar Regulatory Challenges But Contrasting Governance Modes? The Puzzle Of Governing Human Biotechnology Across Western Europe; Isabel Engeli And Christine Allison Rothmayr 4. Environmental Policy And Governance: Bringing The State Back In (Again)?; Anthony Zito PART III: GOVERNANCE STRATEGIES 5. Federal Strategies For Changing The Governance Of Higher Education: Australia, Canada And Germany Compared; Giliberto Capano 6. Research Policy As 'Carrots And Sticks': Governance Strategies In Australia, The United Kingdom And New Zealand; Jenny M. Lewis 7. Changing Multi-Level Governance: The Re-Gained Centrality Of National Policymakers In Recasting Pensions In Central Eastern Europe; David Natali PART IV: THE CAPACITIES OF GOVERNANCE MODES: EXPLAINING VARIATION IN MODES OF GOVERNANCE 8. Varieties Of Governmental Capacity And Autonomy: An Exploration Of Fukuyama's Hypothesis; Eduardo Araral, Riccardo Pelizzo, Aziz Burkhanov, Yu-Wen Chen, Saltanat Janenova And Neil Collins 9. Governing Health Care In An Imperfect World: Hierarchy, Markets, And Networks In China And Thailand; M. Ramesh, Wu Xun And Michael Howlett 10. Governance Capacities In The European Union:Normative Goals And Empirical Evidence; Eva G. Heidbreder PART V: CONCLUSION: MOVING FORWARD IN STUDIES OF GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS 11. The Past And Future Of Governance Studies: From Governance To Meta-Governance?; Jeremy Rayner