IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/spr/decisn/v51y2024i1d10.1007_s40622-024-00379-y.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Modest governance as a condition for separating benevolent from malevolent recycling practices in the Netherlands

Author

Listed:
  • Jordi Bok

    (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

  • Freek Colombijn

    (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

Abstract

The municipal government of Hengelo (Netherlands) has introduced reversed collection and differentiated tariffs for waste collection as two policies to stimulate the separation of household waste at source and reduce residual waste. It has also launched other innovative ways of reducing residual solid waste. While most people comply with the new policies, the citizenry has also reacted with fierce protests and in an astounding diversity of ways to the disposal of their waste, unforeseen by the municipality. Two negative effects of the citizens’ creative reactions have been haphazard separation and the littering of the street. The municipality has reacted with condescension by imposing a mixture of control and pedagogic strategies. The aim of this article is first to demonstrate the amazing width of municipal policies, second, to understand the negative reactions of citizens, and, third, the reasons why municipal responses to these reactions have partly remained without success. We argue that ‘modest governance’, which is more sensitive to the citizens’ life worlds, is necessary if the service co-production of waste management is to be a success.

Suggested Citation

  • Jordi Bok & Freek Colombijn, 2024. "Modest governance as a condition for separating benevolent from malevolent recycling practices in the Netherlands," DECISION: Official Journal of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Springer;Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, vol. 51(1), pages 17-31, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:decisn:v:51:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1007_s40622-024-00379-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s40622-024-00379-y
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s40622-024-00379-y
    File Function: Abstract
    Download Restriction: Access to the full text of the articles in this series is restricted.
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1007/s40622-024-00379-y?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Jacob Brix & Hanne Kathrine Krogstrup & Nanna Moeller Mortensen, 2020. "Evaluating the outcomes of co-production in local government," Local Government Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(2), pages 169-185, March.
    2. Salemink, Koen & Strijker, Dirk, 2018. "The participation society and its inability to correct the failure of market players to deliver adequate service levels in rural areas," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 42(9), pages 757-765.
    3. Reinout Kleinhans, 2017. "False promises of co-production in neighbourhood regeneration: the case of Dutch community enterprises," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(10), pages 1500-1518, November.
    4. Saskia Bisschops & Raoul Beunen, 2019. "A new role for citizens’ initiatives: the difficulties in co-creating institutional change in urban planning," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 62(1), pages 72-87, January.
    5. Sunggeun (Ethan) Park, 2020. "Beyond patient-centred care: a conceptual framework of co-production mechanisms with vulnerable groups in health and social service settings," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(3), pages 452-474, March.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Yitian Ren, 2023. "Rural China Staggering towards the Digital Era: Evolution and Restructuring," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-25, July.
    2. Zeynab Jouzi & Lauren San Diego & Neil A. Lewis & Tashara M. Leak, 2024. "How Can Transitional Housing Be Improved? Insights from Residents’ Experiences and Perceptions in New York City," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(7), pages 1-16, June.
    3. Simeng Li & Zhimin Liu & Chao Ye, 2022. "Community Renewal under Multi-Stakeholder Co-Governance: A Case Study of Shanghai’s Inner City," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-18, May.
    4. Simona Stojanova & Nina Cvar & Jurij Verhovnik & Nataša Božić & Jure Trilar & Andrej Kos & Emilija Stojmenova Duh, 2022. "Rural Digital Innovation Hubs as a Paradigm for Sustainable Business Models in Europe’s Rural Areas," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-20, November.
    5. Mitzinneck, Björn C. & Coenen, Jana & Noseleit, Florian & Rupietta, Christian, 2024. "Impact creation approaches of community-based enterprises: A configurational analysis of enabling conditions," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 39(6).
    6. Ting Zhao & Junao Yuan & Zhongsheng Wu & Dongsheng Xu, 2024. "Resolving the unintended consequences of collective co-production through group co-production: a case study in Shanghai," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 11(1), pages 1-11, December.
    7. Karlsson, Anne Wettergren & Kragh-Sørensen, Anne & Børgesen, Kirsten & Behrens, Karsten Erik & Andersen, Torben & Maglekær, Karen Margrethe & Rothmann, Mette Juel & Ketelaar, Marjolijn & Petersen, Esb, 2024. "Wider institutional research cultures and their influence on patient and public involvement and engagement in health research – An institutional ethnography," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 347(C).
    8. Harahap, Vannesya & Kamp, Linda M. & Ubacht, Jolien, 2024. "A decision support scheme for solving the mobile coverage gap in rural areas in developing countries – Demonstrated with a case in Indonesia," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 207(C).
    9. Mustafa Hasanov & Christian Zuidema & Lummina G. Horlings, 2019. "Exploring the Role of Community Self-Organisation in the Creation and Creative Dissolution of a Community Food Initiative," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(11), pages 1-18, June.
    10. repec:ers:journl:v:xxiv:y:2021:i:4b:p:182-201 is not listed on IDEAS
    11. Candel, Melissa & Paulsson, Jenny, 2023. "Enhancing public value with co-creation in public land development: The role of municipalities," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 132(C).
    12. Miguel Lopes & Fernando Alves, 2021. "Digital Tools to Foster Inclusiveness: Porto’s System of Accessible Itineraries," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-16, May.
    13. Aldona Podgórniak-Krzykacz, 2021. "The relationship between the professional, social, and political experience and leadership style of mayors and organisational culture in local government. Empirical evidence from Poland," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(12), pages 1-23, December.
    14. José Nederhand & Erik-Hans Klijn & Martijn Steen & Mark Twist, 2019. "The governance of self-organization: Which governance strategy do policy officials and citizens prefer?," Policy Sciences, Springer;Society of Policy Sciences, vol. 52(2), pages 233-253, June.
    15. Liz Price & Jane Deville & Fiona Ashmore, 2021. "A guide to developing a rural digital hub," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 36(7-8), pages 683-694, November.
    16. Alänge, Sverker & Steiber, Annika & Corvello, Vincenzo, 2022. "Evaluating corporate-startup collaboration: A government perspective," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 95(C).
    17. Nick Bailey & Reinout Kleinhans & Jessica Lindbergh, 2018. "The Implications of Schumpeter’s Theories of Innovation for the Role, Organisation and Impact of Community-Based Social Enterprise in Three European Countries," Journal of Entrepreneurial and Organizational Diversity, European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises, vol. 7(1), pages 14-36.
    18. Paolo Gerli & Fabio Neves da Rocha & Luca Mora, 2025. "Scaling to new heights: methodological insights for uplifting research on grassroots digital innovation," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 12(1), pages 1-10, December.
    19. Gerli, Paolo & Whalley, Jason, 2021. "Fibre to the countryside: A comparison of public and community initiatives tackling the rural digital divide in the UK," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 45(10).
    20. Park, Sunggeun (Ethan) & Powers, Jenna & Okpych, Nathanael J. & Courtney, Mark E., 2020. "Predictors of foster youths’ participation in their transitional independent living plan (TILP) development: Calling for collaborative case plan decision-making processes," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 115(C).
    21. Ferrandis, Jesús & Ramos, Sergio & Feijóo, Claudio, 2021. "An assessment of estimation models and investment gaps for the deployment of high-speed broadband networks in NUTS3 regions to meet the objectives of the European Gigabit Society," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 45(7).

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:spr:decisn:v:51:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1007_s40622-024-00379-y. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Sonal Shukla or Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.springer.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.