Exploring the impact of collaboration processes on policy networks success: A case study of food policy councils

• Main Authors: CHO, Beomgeun, NOH, In Hae, ROGGIO, April M., LUNA-REYES, Luis Felipe
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: Collaborative governance; collaborative process; collaborative performance; food policy councils; local food systems; Agricultural and Resource Economics; Political Science; Public Administration
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3956; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/5214/viewcontent/Exploring_CollaborationProcesses_FoodPolicyCouncils_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Innovative forms of collaborative governance have evolved to address a diversity of wicked problems. Collaboration processes involved in these forms of governance appear to have a paradoxical nature, where the necessary inclusiveness and diversity of actors may also be important obstacles for a successful collaboration. We apply theories of collaborative and network governance, and fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis, to explore the impact of collaboration process characteristics (network density, diversity, inclusion and participation) on 12 food policy councils. Our findings suggest that collaborative arrangements where diverse stakeholders have equal and inclusive access to active deliberation constitute one path to effective outcomes.