Policies in the polder: How institutions mediate between norms and practices of rural governance

Sammanfattning

Matching rural policy and practice has become increasingly difficult. Despite a shift from government to governance, a void is often perceived to exist between policy and practice. This article discusses two hypotheses on the emergence of such a void. The first argues that the void is a result of a process of value differentiation. The second explains the void as a result of a process of depoliticisation. This article examines whether these hypotheses hold true for Dutch rural policy. The analysis shows that though both hypotheses are true for a limited extent, neither succeeds in explaining the changes in Dutch (rural) policy on its own. Instead, it is argued that both are needed for a comprehensive analysis

Nyckelord

rural governance; institutions; norms; practices

Publicerad i

Sociologia Ruralis
2006, volym: 46, nummer: 4, sidor: 299-317
Utgivare: BLACKWELL PUBLISHING

SLU författare

• Boonstra, Wiebren

  • Institutionen för landsbygdsutveckling och agroekologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Ekonomi och näringsliv
Samhällsvetenskap

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9523.2006.00419.x

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