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The Mosaic of Governance: Creating a Picture with Definitions, Theories, and Debates
Author(s) -
Robichau Robbie Waters
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
policy studies journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1541-0072
pISSN - 0190-292X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2010.00389_8.x
Subject(s) - corporate governance , popularity , conversation , subject (documents) , mosaic , order (exchange) , focus (optics) , political science , epistemology , positive economics , sociology , law and economics , law , economics , management , geography , computer science , philosophy , archaeology , physics , communication , finance , optics , library science
The popularity of governance can be seen across academic genres. In some ways, the tremendous amount of theorizing on the subject has created contentious areas of debate. However, the approach that I argue will move the discussion forward is a focus on areas of agreement, where studying governance as a form of statecraft is considered. In order to advance the governance conversation, this essay speculates on the intersections of future governance research areas and maintains that making governance studies meaningful involves more empirical testing and inductive explorations by scholars.