We investigate the nature and potential of strategy in governance and emphasize the importance of understanding strategy in its (potential) relations to long-term perspectives or narratives about the long term. Strategy is understood as both a narrative and an institution itself. Narratives about the long term, both inside and outside the sphere of governance, have to be mapped and acknowledged. This can inspire, in strategy formulation, a link to such existing perspectives or the production of a new one. Such strategy ought to be persuasive enough to coordinate action and create reality effects. We focus on strategy which aims to guide complex governance configurations associated with a set of actors, institutions and collective goals. The double nature of governance strategy enables it to coordinate other institutions and narratives, and from there, to coordinate, even integrate policy domains. That might be a sine qua non for dealing with long-term threats and the pursuit of public goods. The longest term might be the most relevant yet the least knowable and the most difficult to steer towards with existing governance tools. Nonetheless, evolving strategy, evolving assessment of linkages to long-term perspectives and possible forms of policy integration might be our best way forward.

我们研究了战略在治理中的性质和潜力，并强调了在其（潜在）关系中与长期观点或长期叙述相关的理解战略的重要性。战略既是叙事，又是制度本身。无论是在治理领域内还是外部，有关长期的叙述都必须进行映射和确认。在制定战略时，这可以激发与现有观点或新观点的联系。这种策略应该具有说服力，足以协调行动并创造现实效果。我们专注于旨在指导与一系列参与者，机构和集体目标相关的复杂治理配置的策略。治理策略的双重性质使其能够协调其他机构和叙述，然后从那里进行协调，甚至整合策略域。那可能是一个处理长期威胁和追求公共物品的必要条件。最长的期限可能是与现有治理工具最相关，最不为人所知且最难驾驭的术语。但是，不断发展的战略，不断发展的与长远观点的联系评估以及政策整合的可能形式可能是我们前进的最佳方法。