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It covers approaches such as collective action, organization, public management, planning, state and democratic theory, public law and regulation, development and international relations. It further addresses network governance, deliberation, power, legitimacy, accountability, transparency, learning, innovation, risk, and steering, then applies theories through frameworks like discourse, institutional, public choice, economic, complexity, narrative, pragmatism, and normative analysis.","cbCaipbuXWz5CwtI","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipbuXWz5CwtI","pdf",4015170,1,593,"English","en","# Introduction: theories of governance\n# Part I Theoretical foundations of governance\n## Collective action theory\n## Organization theory\n## Public management theory\n## Planning theory\n## State theory\n## Democratic theory\n## Public law and regulatory theory\n## Development theory\n## International relations theory\n# Part II Basic theoretical concepts\n## Heterarchy\n## Network\n## Public participation\n## Representation\n## Deliberation\n## Power\n## Legitimacy\n## Accountability\n## Transparency\n## Learning\n## Innovation\n## Risk\n## Steering\n## Soft and hard governing tools\n# Part III Theoretical modes of analysis\n## Information-based governance theory\n## Discourse theory\n## Institutional theory\n## Public choice theory\n## Economic theory\n## Governmentality\n## Complexity theory and systems analysis\n## Narrative and interpretive theory\n## Pragmatism\n## Normative theory\n# Part IV Forms of governance\n## Democratic network governance\n## Regulatory governance\n## Network governance\n## Collaborative governance\n## Private governance\n## Urban and regional governance\n## Multi-level governance\n## EU and supranational governance\n## Transnational economic governance\n## Metagovernance\n## Adaptive governance\n# Epilogue: the current status and future development of governance theories","[{\"question\":\"What kinds of governance theories does the handbook cover?\",\"answer\":\"The handbook covers foundational theories (e.g., collective action, organization, state and democratic theory), core concepts (e.g., power, legitimacy, transparency), analytical modes (e.g., discourse, institutional, complexity, normative), and forms of governance (e.g., collaborative, regulatory, multi-level, adaptive).\"},{\"question\":\"Which basic governance concepts are included in Part II?\",\"answer\":\"Part II includes concepts such as heterarchy, network, public participation, representation, deliberation, power, legitimacy, accountability, transparency, learning, innovation, risk, steering, and soft vs. hard governing tools.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the handbook organize its discussion beyond theory foundations?\",\"answer\":\"After theoretical foundations, it structures material into basic theoretical concepts and then theoretical modes of analysis, before moving to governance forms. 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