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Shapers or schemers of collaborative governance: network management in England’s Local Enterprise Partnerships

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  • Kate Broadhurst
  • Nigel Berkeley
  • Jennifer Ferreira

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The coordination of inter-organisational networks is key to their success and yet partnership management in the context of regional economic development remains a complex and ambiguous process. To address this lack of understanding, this article reviews the extant literature on brokerage and network coordination and presents a theoretical framework comprising three propositions on the benefits of a private sector influence over the management and coordination of multi-organisational economic development partnerships. The propositions are then explored through a qualitative study of those tasked with the role of leading the management of Local Enterprise Partnerships in England. The findings conversely reveal a reliance on the public sector to lead the framing and mobilisation of these networks and questions whether the policy shift has resulted in truly collaborative governance.

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  • Kate Broadhurst & Nigel Berkeley & Jennifer Ferreira, 2023. "Shapers or schemers of collaborative governance: network management in England’s Local Enterprise Partnerships," Local Government Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(2), pages 253-273, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:flgsxx:v:49:y:2023:i:2:p:253-273
    DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2021.1895769
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