When collaborative development meets New Public Governance: The case of Etorkizuna Eraikiz Territorial Development Lab in Gipuzkoa

Cuando el desarrollo colaborativo se encuentra con la Nueva Gobernanza Pública: El caso del Laboratorio de Desarrollo Territorial Etorkizuna Eraikiz en Gipuzkoa

  • Ainhoa Arrona Orkestra - Basque Institute of Competitiveness University of Deusto
  • Miren Estensoro Orkestra - Basque Institute of Competitiveness University of Deusto
  • Miren Larrea Orkestra - Basque Institute of Competitiveness University of Deusto
  • Eduardo Sisti

Abstract

Etorkizuna Eraikiz Territorial Development Lab (TDLab) is a long-term action research process that has produced a change towards more horizontal forms of territorial development and policymaking governance in Gipuzkoa. The article analyses this experience to reflect on the role of public organisations in steering cooperative forms of territorial development. Specifically, the article suggests that cooperative forms of territorial development may need network-based public organisations; and it shows that TDLab has fostered and embodied practices framed under New Public Governance (NPG), a network-based public administration paradigm. By reflecting on how such practices were fostered in TDLab, the article also suggests a potential complementarity between New Public Governance and action research for territorial development, the research approach and change strategy developed in TDLab, as a means of better contributing to network based public organisations.

Key words: territorial development, New Public Governance, action research, governance.

 

Resumen

El  Laboratorio  de  Desarrollo  Territorial  de  Etorkizuna  Eraikiz  (TDLab)  es un  proceso  de investigación acción  a  largo  plazo  que  ha  producido  un  cambio  hacia  formas  más  horizontales  de desarrollo  territorial  y  gobierno  de las políticas  en  Gipuzkoa.  El  artículo  analiza  esta  experiencia  para reflexionar  sobre  el  papel  de  las  organizaciones  públicas  en  la facilitación  deformas  cooperativas  de desarrollo  territorial.  Específicamente,  el  artículo  sugiere  que  las  formas  cooperativas  de  desarrollo territorial  pueden  necesitar  organizaciones  públicas en red;  y  muestra  que  TDLab  ha  fomentado  y encarnado  las  prácticas  enmarcadas  en la  Nueva  Gobernanza  Pública,  un  paradigma  de  administración pública basado en el concepto de red. Al reflexionar sobre cómo se fomentaron tales prácticas en TDLab, el  artículo  también  sugiere  una  posible  complementariedad  entre  la  Nueva  Gobernanza  Pública  y  la investigación acción  para  el  desarrollo  territorial,  el  enfoque  de  investigación  y  la  estrategia  de  cambio desarrollada en TDLab, como un medio para contribuir mejor a la red de organizaciones públicas.

Palabras clave: desarrollo territorial, Nueva Gobernanza Pública, investigación acción, gobernanza.

 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir.18-1.4

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Published
2018-11-02
How to Cite
Arrona, A., Estensoro, M., Larrea, M., & Sisti, E. (2018). When collaborative development meets New Public Governance: The case of Etorkizuna Eraikiz Territorial Development Lab in Gipuzkoa. European Public & Social Innovation Review, 3(1), 33-45. Retrieved from https://pub.sinnergiak.org/esir/article/view/84
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Research articles