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Knowledge governance: An exploration of principles, impact, and barriers

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  • Alwin L. Gerritsen
  • Marian Stuiver
  • Catrien J. A. M. Termeer

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Knowledge governance opens new pathways for collective action and is especially suited for solving complex societal problems. This paper analyses knowledge governance in two ways. First, it presents an overview of the literature on this topic with a particular focus on the principles of knowledge governance: self-organization, transdisciplinary knowledge production and dissemination, social learning, reflexivity and boundary management. Secondly, it presents the results of a case study to investigate the impact of, and the barriers to, knowledge governance. The case study is of the Dutch Northern Frisian Woodlands region, where a group of farmers, policy-makers, and scholars engaged in knowledge governance. We found that a limited ability and willingness of participants to commit themselves to the different principles was a major barrier to the functioning of knowledge governance. Furthermore, boundary management and the openness of organizations to learn about and change policies are crucial to gaining impact with knowledge governance. Copyright The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com, Oxford University Press.

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  • Alwin L. Gerritsen & Marian Stuiver & Catrien J. A. M. Termeer, 2013. "Knowledge governance: An exploration of principles, impact, and barriers," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 40(5), pages 604-615, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:40:y:2013:i:5:p:604-615
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    1. Voxi Amavilah & Antonio R. Andrés, 2014. "Globalization, Peace & Stability, Governance, and Knowledge Economy," Research Africa Network Working Papers 14/012, Research Africa Network (RAN).
    2. Susana Sobral & Fronika Wit & Rita Carrilho & Dora Cabete & António Barbosa & Filipa Vala, 2024. "Navigating complexity: looking at the potential contribution of a boundary organisation in Portugal to evidence-informed policy," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 11(1), pages 1-12, December.
    3. Marian Stuiver & Katrine Soma & Phoebe Koundouri & Sander Van den Burg & Alwin Gerritsen & Thorbjørn Harkamp & Niels Dalsgaard & Fabio Zagonari & Raul Guanche & Jan-Joost Schouten & Saskia Hommes & Am, 2016. "The Governance of Multi-Use Platforms at Sea for Energy Production and Aquaculture: Challenges for Policy Makers in European Seas," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(4), pages 1-19, April.
    4. Elias Damtew & Barbara Mierlo & Rico Lie & Paul Struik & Cees Leeuwis & Berga Lemaga & Christine Smart, 2020. "Governing a Collective Bad: Social Learning in the Management of Crop Diseases," Systemic Practice and Action Research, Springer, vol. 33(1), pages 111-134, February.

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