The Challenges Of Governance In A Complex World

Author : Ho Peter
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789813231849

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The Challenges Of Governance In A Complex World by Ho Peter Pdf

Peter Ho, former Head of the Singapore Civil Service, was the Institute of Policy Studies' 2016/17 S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book collects the four IPS-Nathan Lectures that he delivered between April and May 2017, and gathers highlights of his dialogues with the audience. Ho surveys the increasingly complex world, and suggests what governments can do to prepare for the future — even as no one can predict it. He uses metaphors such as the "black elephant" and concepts like the "dialectic of governance" to explain how a systematic approach to thinking about the future can help countries in general — and Singapore in particular — build resilience and develop a comparative advantage in the face of uncertainty and rapid change. The IPS-Nathan Lectures series was launched in 2014 as part of the S R Nathan Fellowship for the Study of Singapore. Its primary goal is to promote public understanding and discourse of issues of critical national interest. Contents: ForewordLecture I — Hunting Black Swans & Taming Black Elephants: Governance in a Complex World ] Q&ALecture II — Governing in the Anthropocene: Risk & Resilience, Imagination & Innovation + Q&ALecture III — The Paradox of Singapore and the Dialectic of Governance + Q&ALecture IV — The Future: Governance, Unintended Consequences, and the Redemption of Hope + Q&A Readership: General public, professionals, students, researchers, diplomats, and foreign visitors interested in knowing more about Singapore and what lies ahead for the city-state. Keywords: Complexity;Governance;Government;Singapore;Singapore Civil Service;Technology;Risk;Resilience;Dialectic;Future;Futures Thinking;Innovation;Imagination;Scenario Planning;Anthropocene;Paradox;HopeReview: Key Features: Mr Peter Ho's ideas on governance and complexity are broad ranging and deep. However, it was mostly civil servants who had been able to hear him share his views prior to this lecture seriesAccessible academia The content is targeted at youth and the general public, and thus unlocks the knowledge of academia to be accessed by the public

Author : Ariel Tan,Peter Ho
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 9813231831

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The Challenges of Governance in a Complex World by Ariel Tan,Peter Ho Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9813231823

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Challenges Of Governance In A Complex World, The by Anonim Pdf

Author : Victor Galaz
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781788115421

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Global Challenges, Governance, and Complexity by Victor Galaz Pdf

There is an increased interest in integrating insights from the complexity sciences to studies of governance and policy. While the issue has been debated, and the term of ‘complexity’ has multiple and sometimes contested interpretations, it is also clear the field has spurred a number of interesting theoretical and empirical efforts. The book includes key thinkers in the field, elaborates on different analytical approaches in studying governance, institutions and policy in the face of complexity, and showcases empirical applications and insights.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264255364

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Educational Research and Innovation Governing Education in a Complex World by OECD Pdf

What models of governance are effective in complex education systems? In all systems an increasing number of stakeholders are involved in designing, delivering and monitoring education.

Author : Ortwin Renn
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136557972

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Risk Governance by Ortwin Renn Pdf

Risk Governance is a tour de force. Every risk manager, every risk analyst, every risk researcher must read this book - it is the demarcation point for all further advances in risk policy and risk research. Renn provides authoritative guidance on how to manage risks based on a definitive synthesis of the research literature. The skill with which he builds practical recommendations from solid science is unprecedented. Thomas Dietz, Director, Environmental Science and Policy Program, Michigan State University, USA A masterpiece of new knowledge and wisdom with illustrative examples of tested applications to realworld cases. The book is recommendable also to interested students in different disciplines as a timely textbook on 'risk beyond risk'. Norio Okada, Full Professor and Director at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Japan There are classic environmental works such as The Tragedy of the Commons by Hardin, Risk Society by Beck, The Theory of Communicative Action by Habermas, and the seminal volumes by Ostrom on governing the commons. Renns book fits right into this series of important milestones of environmental studies. Jochen Jaeger, Professor at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada Risk Governance provides a valuable survey of the whole field of risk and demonstrates how scientific, economic, political and civil society actors can participate in inclusive risk governance. Jobst Conrad, Senior Scientist, Social Science Research Center Berlin, Germany Renn offers a remarkably fair-minded and systematic approach to bringing together the diverse fields that have something to say about 'risk'. Risk Governance moves us along the path from the noisy, formative stage of thinking about risk to one with a stronger empirical, theoretical, and analytical foundation. Baruch Fischhoff, PhD, Howard Heinz University Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA 'I cannot describe how impressed I am at the breadth and coherence of Renn's career's work! Written with remarkable clarity and minimal technical jargon... [this] should be required reading in risk courses!' John Graham, former director of the Harvard Risk Center and former deputy director of the Office of Budget and Management of the Unites States Administration This book, for the first time, brings together and updates the groundbreaking work of renowned risk theorist and researcher Ortwin Renn, integrating the major disciplinary concepts of risk in the social, engineering and natural sciences. The book opens with the context of risk handling before flowing through the core topics of assessment, evaluation, perception, management and communication, culminating in a look at the transition from risk management to risk governance and a glimpse at a new understanding of risk in (post)modern societies.

Author : M. Verweij,M. Thompson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006-08-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230624887

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Clumsy Solutions for a Complex World by M. Verweij,M. Thompson Pdf

Clumsy Solutions for a Complex World is a powerful and original statement on why well-intended attempts to alleviate pressing social ills too often derail, and how effective, efficient and broadly acceptable solutions to social problems can be found.

Author : Neil E. Harrison,Robert Geyer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000466041

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Governing Complexity in the 21st Century by Neil E. Harrison,Robert Geyer Pdf

Governing Complexity in the 21st Century surveys the ways in which social systems are becoming more complex. It shows how this complexity impacts every aspect of life for individuals, governments and societies in most social systems at individual, regional, national and global scales and explores how embracing ‘complexity thinking’ can greatly improve the art of governance in all policy areas. The book clearly explains the ideas and methods of complexity science—widely accepted in both the natural and social sciences—then demonstrates how ‘complexity thinking’ can be applied to improve our understanding of governance and policy actions. Providing a deep analysis of many governance challenges, including economic development and technological innovation, environment management, climate change and development in the Middle East, the book also compares national responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Clear and jargon-free, this book is accessible to undergraduates and scholars alike. It is essential reading for policymakers everywhere, showcasing methods for governing effectively and efficiently in our increasingly complex world. It brings together the broad range of social and environmental science fields and will be useful for those studying or working in policy, politics and international relations, environmental issues, business management, philosophy, history and sociology.

Author : Young, Oran R.
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781802200720

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Grand Challenges of Planetary Governance by Young, Oran R. Pdf

In this timely book, leading scholar Oran Young reflects on the future of the global order. Developing new lenses through which to consider needs for governance arising on a global scale, Young investigates the grand challenges of the 21st century requiring the most urgent and sustained planetary responses: protecting the Earth’s climate system; controlling the eruption of pandemics; suppressing disruptive uses of cyberspace; and guiding the biotechnology revolution.

Author : Jay William Lorsch
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781422183212

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The Future of Boards by Jay William Lorsch Pdf

The role of boards in charting a wiser course for the future. We are at a crucial juncture in the evolution of business and the economy. In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008 and the subsequent global recession, we must now reshape the structures and practices of business leadership to avoid going down the same destructive path again. This is largely a question of governance - in particular, the role corporate boards must play in wrestling with critical issues like CEO performance and succession, executive compensation, and corporate strategy. Edited by Harvard Business School professor Jay Lorsch, the preeminent authority on corporate boards, The Future of Boards gathers thought leaders, CEOs, and some of the most experienced voices at Harvard Business School to describe the current situation, identify and analyze the most important issues at hand, and chart a wiser course for the future. The chapters include Bill George on how boardroom conflicts can be understood and managed; Krishna Palepu on how directors can gain the knowledge necessary to effectively oversee strategy; Lorsch himself and colleague Rakesh Khurana on how boards can set reasonable compensation while still motivating top talent; and Katharina Pick and Kenneth Merchant on group behavior pathologies in the boardroom and ways to overcome them. The book also includes point-counterpoint chapters by corporate governance experts David Nadler and Raymond Gilmartin on the right model for board leadership. The Future of Boards should be required reading for CEOs, business and industry leaders, policymakers, and anyone else seeking to influence and even reshape business in the twenty-first century.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2001-04-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264189362

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Governance in the 21st Century by OECD Pdf

This book explores some of the opportunities and risks - economic, social and technological - that decision-makers will have to address, and outlines what needs to be done to foster society's capacity to manage its future more flexibly and with broader participation of its citizens.

Author : Michael N. Barnett,Jon C. W. Pevehouse,Kal Raustiala
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108843232

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Global Governance in a World of Change by Michael N. Barnett,Jon C. W. Pevehouse,Kal Raustiala Pdf

Introduces the idea of modes of governance to compare the causes and consequences of changes in global institutions.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9264185410

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Governance in the 21st Century by Anonim Pdf

As we move into the 21st century, the turbulent transformation of economy and society looks set to continue. Growing integration of markets, radical new technologies, and the increasing knowledge intensity of human activity all point to the emergence of an immensely complex world. But how will it be managed? And by whom? What forms of organization and decision-making will be required at local, national and global levels to meet the challenges of the next decades?One thing seems certain: old forms of governance —in the public sector, corporations and civil society —are becoming increasingly ineffective. New forms of governance will be needed over the next few decades, which will involve a much broader range of active players. This book explores some of the opportunities and risks —economic, social and technological —that decision-makers will have to address in the coming years, and outlines what needs to be done to foster society's capacity to manage its future more flexibly and with broader participation of its citizens.

Author : Andrew Massey,Karen Johnston
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781781954492

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The International Handbook of Public Administration and Governance by Andrew Massey,Karen Johnston Pdf

The International Handbook of Public Administration and Governance is a ground-breaking volume with eminent scholars addressing the key questions in relation to how international governments can solve public administration and governance challenges in

Author : David Byrne,Gillian Callaghan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000655506

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Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences by David Byrne,Gillian Callaghan Pdf

This expanded and updated edition of Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences: The State of the Art revisits the use of complexity theory across the social sciences and demonstrates how complexity informs approaches to various contemporary issues in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, widening social inequality, and impending social and ecological catastrophe wrought by global warming. The book reviews complexity theory in the practice of the social sciences and at their interface with ecological science. It outlines how social theory can be reconciled with complexity thinking and presents a review of the way research can be done using complexity theory. The book suggests how complexity theory can be used to understand and evaluate governance processes, particularly with regard to social inequality and the climate crisis. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is also examined through a complexity lens, reviewing how complexity thinking has been employed in relation to the pandemic and how implementing a complexity framework can transform health and social care. The book concludes with a call to action and the use of complexity theory to inform critical thinking in the education system. This textbook will be immensely useful to students and researchers interested in social research methods, social theory, business and organization studies, health, education, urban studies, and development studies.