Generally referred to as a movement from government to governance, there is a growing need for studies of changing forms of social governance and coordination. The study of governance involves several areas of the social sciences, including legitimacy, democratic participation, social efficiency and political control.
The programme allows researchers to study governance across disciplines, departments and empirical fields of interest.
NIBR's governance research covers a wide range of policy areas, but can be situated within the following main themes:
- Local democracy and governmental challenges
- Multilevel governance
- Promoting democracy in the South and East - governmental challenges
- Regional development and governmental challenges
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