adaptive governance intro lecture

Adaptive GovernanceCourse description and introduction 2010/2011

+ complex social-ecological systems, tipping points, surprise, hysteresis...

Three forces that are reshaping the

Planet

The AnthopocenePlanetary Boundaries

“The Great Acceleration

Political shifts towards networked forms of governance

Mass-Self Communication

Information Revolution

How govern complex SES in an era of rapid global

change?

Resilience

capacity to deal with change, stress and shocks, and continue to develop

Adaptation

”Bounce back”

Innovation

Transformation

What is governance?

“Steering”

From “command and control” to collaboration, negotiation, “governance without government”

Patterns of collaboration, instruments to guide repeated interactions and steering attempts

Different from management

n.

- The act, manner, or practice of managing; handling, supervision, or control: management of a crisis; management of factory workers.- The person or persons who control or direct a business or other enterprise.- Skill in managing; executive ability.

institutions

social networks

international regimesinnovation

adaptation

coping with crises

innovation systems

learning

transitions and transformations

trust

collective action

polycentric systems

Adaptive Governance

Learning goals

* define and describe key concepts related to adaptive governance, such as adaptive co-management, social learning,

social networks, bridging organization, and polycentric governance.

* define and describe the role of innovation and transformations in adaptive governance.

* describe how these concepts are related to each other in the context of governance of dynamic social-ecological

systems.

* apply concepts related to adaptive governance at multiple levels, on a real-world

case.

How?

Lectures + read before!

Discussion seminars

Case study analysis

Blog

Examination

password: resilience

Blog contribution

Write blogpost: brief summary of lecture, definition of key concept/s, and short reflection within 48 hrs after lecture, via e-mail to (teams of 2).

post@adaptivegovernance2010.posterous.com

Writing of short comment to blogpost within 24 hrs after it has been posted, directly on the blog (individual).

Schedule

Questions?