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Introduction
overlapping, so that at different times in different
circumstances one source of accountability might take
priority, but at no point could there be no accountability
at all
based on deliberative as well as procedural processes –
generating opportunities for genuine discussion and
learning, rather than fostering defensive mindsets or
going through the motions.
Ownership
The blurring of responsibility and the growth of organisational
interdependence also force us to rethink our binary assumptions
about public versus private ownership. New ways of organising and
providing public goods and services have emerged, which downgrade
the role of the state from that of provider to that of regulator or
coordinator, and seek to draw other actors into complex webs of
provision cutting across traditional institutional boundaries. This
process has been theorised in the rise of ‘the governance paradigm’
across the social sciences. The common theme is an interest in
patterns of governing that do not rest on the traditional authority of
the state to coerce and command, and which involve institutions
drawn from within but also beyond government. 8
Citizenship
Network citizens understand their connections to the wider world, as
well as to those in their neighbourhood. They are capable of
participating in networked forms of social action, as Howard
Rheingold elaborates, but they are also able to respect the informal
norms of collaboration in everyday life that enhance quality of life in
the terms set out by Robert Sampson. Many of our public goods rely
on the network effects of individuals being prepared to act as ‘coproducers’
of the service they receive from the state. Networked
citizens will participate in the creation of new decision-making
capabilities as well as understanding their informal power and
responsibilities.
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