Open AccessAlustat paikallisen hallinnan välineenä – käsitteellinen tarkastelu
Author(s) -
Kaisu Sahamies,
Arto Haveri,
Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
hallinnon tutkimus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2343-4309
pISSN - 0359-6680
DOI - 10.37450/ht.96162
Subject(s) - corporate governance , typology , openness to experience , context (archaeology) , relevance (law) , dimension (graph theory) , order (exchange) , sociology , epistemology , political science , knowledge management , computer science , business , psychology , geography , social psychology , law , mathematics , philosophy , archaeology , finance , anthropology , pure mathematics
The concept of platform, its connotations and relationship with local governanceThe aim of this article is to shed light on the relevance of platforms in urban governance. Discussion starts with a brief description of the evolution of platform discourse and a critical view of how platforms relate to governance paradigms. As the idea of platform is often associated with openness and participation, this particular dimension is elaborated as a potentially beneficial feature of platform governance. In order to concretize the picture of platforms in the given context, this article presents a typology of urban platforms based on the most common platform functions. Our discussion reveals that while platforms have a connection with classic modes of governance, they have irreducible features worth acknowledging in the theorization of public governance. The type of platform, the level of analysis and social structures are preconditions for understanding the platform logic in urban governance.