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Moving Outside or Inside? Objectification and Reflexivity in the Governance of Socio-Technical Systems
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posted on 2023-06-08, 08:51 authored by Adrian SmithAdrian Smith, Andrew StirlingAndrew StirlingTwo contrasting, ideal-typical conceptualizations of the relations between governance and socio-technical change are developed, based on different considerations of the roles and links between social appraisal and social commitment in governance. 'Governance on the outside' objectifies the socio-technical and is managerial in approach. 'Governance on the inside' is more reflexive about the role of governance in co-constituting the socio-technical and, consequently, more overtly political. Each conceptualization lends itself to contrasting strategies for dealing with uncertainty, ambiguity and power. Both forms exist to varying degrees in specific instances of socio-technical governance. Tensions between imperfect attempts to reconcile contradictions between the two drive governance dynamics. This paper develops a conceptual framework to help understand these dynamics.
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Journal of Environmental Policy and PlanningISSN
1523-908XPublisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
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3-4Volume
9Page range
351-373Department affiliated with
- SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications
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2012-02-06Usage metrics
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