Governance Politics and the State

<p>Having started out as a new and alternative way of thinking about policy making and governing more broadly governance is now established as a dominant paradigm in understanding national subnational and global politics.</p><p><br></p><p>The long-awaited second edition of this textbook takes into account the significant growth and proliferation of the field in recent years and offers a state of the art introduction to how governance is being theorised and studied today.</p><p><br></p><p>Written by two leading political scientists Governance Politics and the State</em> considers how societies are being and can be steered in a complex world where states must increasingly interact with and influence other actors and institutions to achieve results. It is a valuable book for all students of governance.</p><p><br></p><p>New to this Edition: </p><p>- A fully updated and revised set of chapters including four new chapters - on multilevel governance global governance metagovernance and populism and governance.</p><p>- A postscript on how to study governance</p>