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When Tensions Become Opportunities: Managing Accountability Demands in Collaborative Governance
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory ( IF 6.160 ) Pub Date : 2021-12-23 , DOI: 10.1093/jopart/muab051
Seulki Lee 1
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Accountability in collaborative governance comprises a tangled web of vertical and horizontal accountability relationships. While different accountability mechanisms are apparently complementary, they also clash with each other, producing serious accountability tensions. This study explores how actors in collaborative governance experience and manage conflicting accountability demands in the context of a Korean interorganizational network. Using qualitative data based on in-depth interviews with 32 personnel across 10 organizations and document analysis, the study identifies different types of accountability tensions and actors’ strategic responses to them. The analysis reveals that accountability tensions vary across the sources of the demand, and they are more likely to emerge when there are gaps in procedural and institutional arrangements or differences in collaborators’ commitment levels. Findings suggest that accountability tensions inherent to collaborative networks, when harnessed and actively managed, may be viewed as opportunities for advancing the whole network’s mission and improving network accountability. Based on these findings, the study proposes a novel framework for accountability tensions in collaborative governance with propositions about the mechanisms through which accountability tensions emerge and are managed. The study provides insights into the complexities of maintaining accountability in cross-sector, multi-actor networks.

中文翻译:

当紧张局势成为机遇时:管理协作治理中的问责需求

协作治理中的问责制包括一个错综复杂的纵向和横向问责关系网络。虽然不同的问责机制显然是互补的,但它们也相互冲突,造成严重的问责紧张。本研究探讨了在韩国跨组织网络的背景下,协作治理中的参与者如何体验和管理相互冲突的问责需求。该研究使用基于对 10 个组织的 32 名人员的深入访谈和文件分析得出的定性数据,确定了不同类型的问责制紧张局势和行动者对它们的战略反应。分析表明,问责制紧张因需求来源而异,当程序和制度安排存在差距或合作者承诺水平存在差异时,它们更有可能出现。研究结果表明,协作网络固有的问责制紧张,当得到利用和积极管理时,可能被视为推进整个网络使命和改善网络问责制的机会。基于这些发现,该研究提出了一个新的协作治理中问责制紧张的框架,并提出了关于问责制紧张出现和管理的机制的建议。该研究深入了解了在跨部门、多参与者网络中维护问责制的复杂性。当加以利用和积极管理时,可能会被视为推进整个网络使命和改进网络问责制的机会。基于这些发现,该研究提出了一个新的协作治理中问责制紧张的框架,并提出了关于问责制紧张出现和管理的机制的建议。该研究深入了解了在跨部门、多参与者网络中维护问责制的复杂性。当加以利用和积极管理时,可能会被视为推进整个网络使命和改进网络问责制的机会。基于这些发现,该研究提出了一个新的协作治理中问责制紧张的框架,并提出了关于问责制紧张出现和管理的机制的建议。该研究深入了解了在跨部门、多参与者网络中维护问责制的复杂性。
更新日期:2021-12-23
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