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Self-Organization and the Role of Government: How and why does self-organization evolve in the shadow of hierarchy?

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  • José Nederhand
  • Victor Bekkers
  • William Voorberg

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Self-organization is a concept that is often used to legitimize a government’s retreat from sectors in which it has traditionally played a vital role. In this article, we analyse how the emergence of new welfare services is mutually shaped by factors that stimulate self-organization among citizens and by meta-governing interventions by local governments. Self-organization seems to takes place in the shadow of a government hierarchy: either a fear-based one or a benevolent one. Boundary spanners play an important role in establishing these new arrangements, thereby making use of, and developing, trustworthy relationships between citizen groups and government.

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  • José Nederhand & Victor Bekkers & William Voorberg, 2016. "Self-Organization and the Role of Government: How and why does self-organization evolve in the shadow of hierarchy?," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(7), pages 1063-1084, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pubmgr:v:18:y:2016:i:7:p:1063-1084
    DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2015.1066417
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