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Governance Capabilities for Dealing Wisely With Wicked Problems

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Termeer, Catrien J. A. M., Dewulf, Art, Breeman, Gerard, Stiller, Sabina J.·2015·Administration & Society
DOI 10.1177/0095399712469195
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This article explores an integrative approach for dealing with wicked problems. Wicked problems not only require alternative action strategies but also alternative ways of observing and enabling. Four governance capabilities are essential: (a) reflexivity, or the capability to deal with multiple frames; (b) resilience, or the capability to adjust actions to uncertain changes; (c) responsiveness, or the capability to respond to changing agendas and expectations; (d) revitalization, or the capability to unblock stagnations. These capabilities form the basis for achieving small wins in wicked problems. We illustrate our argument with examples from sustainable food production of the Common Agricultural Policy.

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Authors
Termeer, C. J. A. M., Dewulf, A., Breeman, G., & Stiller, S. J.
Venue
Administration & Society
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2013-01-06
Volume
47
Issue
6
Pages
680-710
ISSN
  • 0095-3997 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-3039
DOI
10.1177/0095399712469195
OpenAlex
W2170514205
Cited by
304
References
70
FWCI
35.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
green
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)

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Termeer, C. J. A. M., Dewulf, A., Breeman, G., & Stiller, S. J. (2015). Governance Capabilities for Dealing Wisely With Wicked Problems. Administration & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399712469195

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