Evaluating the impact of different spatial linkages on forum outcome interdependencies in polycentric systems

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: McLaughlin, Danielle M.
• 署名单位: University System of Ohio; Kent State University; Kent State University Kent; Kent State University Salem
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/puar.13599
• 发表日期: 2023
• 页码: 552-569
• 关键词: collaborative governance; urban sustainability; actor performance; Network structure; action situations; decision-making; CLIMATE-CHANGE; POLICY; ecology; management

摘要

In complex polycentric systems, decisions regarding the governance of certain subsystems (e.g., watersheds) are often determined by networks of diverse actors who participate across a range of forums tackling interconnected collective actions issues (e.g., water quality, biodiversity, flood management). Compounding this structural complexity are the multifaceted interdependencies that exist between forums across a system. Drawing on the Ecology of Games Theory (EGT), this article investigates the impact of different types of network linkages on outcome interdependence between forums. Using a series of spatial autoregressive models on data collected in a Tampa Bay water governance system, I find evidence that co-membership and organizational networks serve as pathways for outcome spillovers between forums. Building theory that helps elucidate how different types of network relationships may influence outcomes across a system is critical for the continued development of EGT and the governance of polycentric systems.