Positive Public Administration (PPA) encourages scholars to examine governance success. The appreciation of successes, however, is not new. During previous decades, awards were bestowed for exceptional performance. We analyse whether two important awards in the Netherlands and Flanders are an expression of PPA. Firstly, we find that successes are interpreted differently: in the Netherlands, one-off, trendy performances are rewarded, while in Flanders the focus is on consolidated results of long-term change processes. Secondly, we see that ‘clean’ success criteria promote a suggestion of ‘control’, whilst public settings are ambiguous and unpredictable. Finally, we conclude that prizes are primarily celebrations; little evidence is found of systematic knowledge exchange, learning and professionalisation. |
Zoekresultaat: 8 artikelen
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‘Meedoen is belangrijker dan winnen’Prijzen als exponent van de positieve bestuurskunde? |
Tijdschrift | Bestuurskunde, Aflevering 3 2019 |
Trefwoorden | Positive Public Administration, prizes, successes |
Auteurs | Dr. Tom Overmans, Prof. dr. Mirko Noordegraaf en Prof. dr. Filip De Rynck |
Samenvatting |
Artikel |
Lokale netwerken als instrument voor centraal beleid?De relativiteit van metagovernance |
Tijdschrift | Bestuurskunde, Aflevering 2 2018 |
Trefwoorden | metagovernance, Local networks |
Auteurs | Filip De Rynck, Caroline Temmerman en Joris Voets |
Samenvatting |
Collaboration between public actors and social partners is becoming increasingly important as an administrative solution for complex societal challenges in health care, spatial development, mobility management or water management. In this article we focus on the relationship between the central Flemish government and local networks that are set up by this government. In the scientific literature much attention is paid to the concept of metagovernance as analytical perspective to analyze the relationship between the government and networks. The concept offers the government a toolbox with roles and instruments from which it can choose to support and stimulate networks in order to achieve the desired network results. However, our research shows that such an approach is not sufficient to capture the relationship between the central government and local mandated networks in Flanders. We argue for a broader interpretation of the concept of metagovernance, in which the dynamics of local networks are viewed as the outcome of power relations between actors that are represented at both local and central level and that are intertwined with each other. Only in this way will we we understand why certain choices are made about local mandated networks, why local networks show a lack of dynamism and why local actors in local networks also do not want local networks to become more dynamic and effective. We do notice that the pressure on these arrangements is increasing, partly due to new actors who are not involved in these arrangements. |
Nieuws |
Juryrapport Van Poeljeprijs 2014 |
Tijdschrift | Bestuurskunde, Aflevering 1 2016 |
Auteurs | Prof.dr. Mirko Noordegraaf, dr. Jos Koffijberg, Prof. dr. Filip de Rynck e.a. |
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Schalen in BelgiëDe kleine staatshervorming |
Tijdschrift | Bestuurskunde, Aflevering 4 2011 |
Trefwoorden | scale, regions, territorial governance, state reform, intergovernmental collaboration |
Auteurs | Filip De Rynck, Joris Voets en Ellen Wayenberg |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
While the international community tries to picture what the future of Belgium as a country will be, the different regions (Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels) deal with issues of territorial governance like amalgamations, the future of provinces, city-regions and intergovernmental collaboration. The article maps these issues, but also which facts, interests and arguments are brought to the table, and to what extent policy agendas in the three regions are similar or not. In Wallonia and Flanders, the existence of the provincial tier is questioned and intermunicipal collaboration should become more important. Amalgamation of municipalities is discussed openly in Flanders - with little success so far, while such a debate is absent in Wallonia. The authors zoom in on the debate in Flanders, showing how rich the landscape of intergovernmental and public-private collaboration is, which variations exist, how each policy sector creates and protects its ‘own’ regional turf, how political debate on ‘cleaning up the mess of regional organisations’ requires nuancing, and how the Belgian political culture shapes that sectoral regional landscape. The authors build on two regional mappings, combining descriptive information with input from the interactive processes with different stakeholders on issues of efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability. |
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Bestuurskracht binnenshuis. Doorwerking van het Gemeentedecreet op bestuurskracht van Vlaamse gemeenten |
Tijdschrift | Res Publica, Aflevering 3 2009 |
Trefwoorden | administrative power, municipalities, cooperation, Flemish municipal decree |
Auteurs | Filip De Rynck, Ellen Olislagers en Johan Ackaert |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
This article examines the impact of the Flemish municipal decree on the administrative power of Flemish municipalities. The general goal of the Flemish municipal decree was the strengthening of administrative power by changing political-political relations, political-administrative relations and the supporting policy and management cycle. This article shows the limited meaning of the political component for this strengthening. Changes in the administrative organization of Flemish municipalities on the other hand are looking more promising, although scale and different types of municipalities continues to stay an important factor. |
Introduction |
Samenwerking voor een grotere bestuurskracht |
Tijdschrift | Res Publica, Aflevering 3 2009 |
Trefwoorden | administrative power, municipalities, cooperation |
Auteurs | Filip De Rynck en Boudewijn Steur |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
This special issue of Res Publica about administrative power of municipalities in the Netherlands and Flanders, Belgium, focuses in particular on the meaning of cooperation for the strengthening of administrative power. Until recently discussions on administrative power concentrated mostly on the possibility of the merger of municipalities. The three contributions to this issue demonstrate that different kinds of cooperation are a fair alternative for the strengthening of administrative power of municipalities. |
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Regie zonder macht, besturen zonder kracht?Samenwerking tussen lokale besturen en de private sector |
Tijdschrift | Res Publica, Aflevering 3 2009 |
Trefwoorden | administrative power, municipalities, cooperation, public-private partnerships |
Auteurs | Bram Verschuere en Filip De Rynck |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
This article examines the relations between local government and the private welfare sector in Flemish municipalities. It argues that because of important transformations in society local governments are dependent on the activities of the private sector to solve social challenges. Within the welfare sector Flemish local governments still have an important role. The question is how municipalities are able to withstand and cope with the power and strength of these private organisations. Maybe the answer lies within professional network management. |
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De lokale leiderschapstandem: een verkennend onderzoek naar de aard en hoedanigheid van het politiek en ambtelijk leiderschap in Vlaamse stadsbesturen |
Tijdschrift | Res Publica, Aflevering 4 2006 |
Auteurs | Nathalie Vallet en Filip De Rynck |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
This article is based on a definition of political and civil servant leadership as a behavioral steering style towards the realization of organizational goals. By means of a grounded theory methodology we get some insights in the characteristics and the interaction between both leadership styles in Flemish cities. This two-faced leadership is depicted by means of a tandem metaphor. First, we identify the relevant dimensions to describe the leadership tandem. It becomes apparent that political leadership styles differ greatly both in time and in scope. Civil servant leadership is generally characterized by a weak but presumably growing impact. This combination results in considerable leadership tensions, which is reinforced by several contingency factors: i.e. the influence of the dominant alderman model, the financial situation, the number of staff, the tendency to professionalize, the dominant political and civil servant culture and the structure of central government (e.g. on a Flemish, Belgian and European level). |