Abstract
Wicked problems can induce wicked experiences amongst ambitious governance actors.
Next to the overwhelming character of this class of problems, actors encounter all kinds of
barriers when they try to implement new strategies to cope with wicked problems. This
article offers a theoretical exploration of how actors can handle this wickedness in their
daily activities and what they need from their governance systems to enable this. Four
governance capabilities have been indentified: responsiveness, resilience, reflexivity and
revitalizing. They involve different ways of observing, result in different ways of acting and
require different enabling conditions. These governance capabilities are potentially
conflicting because of the distinct contributions they make to overall governance
capability. Together they provide devices for achieving small wins in wicked problem
domains. In the paper, examples from European agricultural policy will serve as
illustrations for the conceptual argumentation.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Event | 17th Annual MOPAN Conference 2010 - Keele, United Kingdom Duration: 28 Jun 2010 → 30 Jun 2010 |
Conference/symposium
Conference/symposium | 17th Annual MOPAN Conference 2010 |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Keele |
Period | 28/06/10 → 30/06/10 |