POLD89H3 Lecture Notes - Secular Humanism, Voluntary Sector, Humanitarian Aid
6 Feb 2013
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Governance refers to all processes of governing, whether undertaking from the government, market, or network, over a family, tribe, formal or informal organization, or territory, and whether through laws, norms, power, or language. It is about processes of rule more than institutions of government, and these processes increasingly involve organizational hybrids that cross hierarchy, market, and network, and embrace multiple actors from the public, private, and voluntary sectors. Differs from government, focuses less on the state and its institutions and more on social practices and activities. Process of governing doesn"t need to be consciously undertaken by a hierarchically organized set of actors. Government refers to processes of rule where they occur. Governments rely on private and voluntary sector actors to manage and deliver services as it gives a greater scope to markets and networks. Governance as an abstract theoretical concept refers to all processes of social organization and social coordination, social organization need not involve oversight and control.
