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One for all, or all for oneself? Governance cultures in regional public transport planning

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  • Alexander Paulsson
  • Jens Hylander
  • Robert Hrelja

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Due to the fragmented organizational landscape characterizing public transport, it is important to study and explore how regional governance of public transport adapts to national institutional reforms. By employing the term ‘governance cultures’ to a comparative case study of regional public transport planning in Sweden, we contribute to theories of governance by cultural sensitization. Combining governance theory with cultural analysis, we apply a cultural perspective to understand the two cases. We conclude that public transport planning in the Stockholm region is defined by ‘negotiations’ between stakeholders, whereas in the Västra Götaland region it is characterized by a governance culture of ‘collaboration’. The evidence from our case studies emphasizes the importance of understanding local governance practices as situated in cultural contexts as well as of viewing governance cultures as an important factor affecting the purpose, degree and outcomes of collaboration in planning practices.

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  • Alexander Paulsson & Jens Hylander & Robert Hrelja, 2017. "One for all, or all for oneself? Governance cultures in regional public transport planning," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(12), pages 2293-2308, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:25:y:2017:i:12:p:2293-2308
    DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2017.1362376
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    1. Paulsson, Alexander & Isaksson, Karolina & Sørensen, Claus Hedegaard & Hrelja, Robert & Rye, Tom & Scholten, Christina, 2018. "Collaboration in public transport planning – Why, how and what?," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 377-385.
    2. Olin, Janne J. & Mladenović, Miloš N., 2024. "Unpacking the cultural aspects of transport automation governance in Finland: An interview study," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 117(C).
    3. Alexander Paulsson, 2020. "The city that the metro system built: Urban transformations and modalities of integrated planning in Stockholm," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 57(14), pages 2936-2955, November.
    4. Pangbourne, Kate & Mladenović, Miloš N. & Stead, Dominic & Milakis, Dimitris, 2020. "Questioning mobility as a service: Unanticipated implications for society and governance," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 131(C), pages 35-49.
    5. Fabianski, Caroline, 2018. "Partnering for quality and performance: A standpoint for enhanced services," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 135-143.
    6. Alexander Paulsson & Karolina Isaksson, 2019. "Networked authority and regionalised governance: Public transport, a hierarchy of documents and the anti-hierarchy of authorship," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 37(6), pages 985-1004, September.
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