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Review of collaborative governance: Factors crucial to the internal workings of the collaborative process

This report explores the international literature on collaborative governance to identify factors that are important for people to contribute meaningfully to a successful collaborative governance process. The review is cross-disciplinary, drawing on ideas from business management, public administration, political science, learning theory, social psychology, mediation and facilitation.

This report explores the international literature on collaborative governance to identify factors that are important for people to contribute meaningfully to a successful collaborative governance process. The review is cross-disciplinary, drawing on ideas from business management, public administration, political science, learning theory, social psychology, mediation and facilitation.

The review covers several themes which might be crucial for a successful collaborative process:

  • the lead into the collaborative process and the requirement for the process to have legitimacy
  • how to optimise the development of the collaborative process to ensure success
  • the commitment to: change and over-riding purpose; flexible leadership and shared authority; authentic dialogue; and the development of a learning culture
  • the need to establish the achievement of ‘common ground’.