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Paradoxes of collaborative governance: investigating the real-life dynamics of multi-agency collaborations using a quasi-experimental action-research approach

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  • Maurits Waardenburg
  • Martijn Groenleer
  • Jorrit de Jong
  • Bas Keijser

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The literature suggests that collaborative governance efforts typically face three types of challenges: substantive problem-solving challenges, collaborative process challenges and multi-relational accountability challenges. In this article, we investigate how these challenges manifest themselves in practice and explore potential ways in which collaborators can deal with them. To do so, we studied eight multi-agency crime-fighting collaborations in the Netherlands using a quasi-experimental action-research approach. We found that the challenges present collaborations with a set of paradoxical demands. Collaborations that were able to make progress transcended the paradoxes by adopting a ‘both/and’ rather than an ‘either/or’ mindset. Our findings contribute to knowledge about designing effective multi-agency collaborations.

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  • Maurits Waardenburg & Martijn Groenleer & Jorrit de Jong & Bas Keijser, 2020. "Paradoxes of collaborative governance: investigating the real-life dynamics of multi-agency collaborations using a quasi-experimental action-research approach," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(3), pages 386-407, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpxmxx:v:22:y:2020:i:3:p:386-407
    DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2019.1599056
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    1. Roberto Vivona & Mehmet Akif Demircioglu & David B. Audretsch, 2023. "The costs of collaborative innovation," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 48(3), pages 873-899, June.
    2. Nguyen Trung Dung & Doris Schmied & Le Chinh, 2022. "Developing a Flexible Form of Collaborative and Inter-Organizational Governance: The Small Farmer-Focused Governance Model in Lam San Commune (Vietnam)," Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, Springer;Global Institute of Flexible Systems Management, vol. 23(1), pages 51-64, December.

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