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Decision-Making Patterns in Multilevel Governance: The contribution of informal and procedural interactions to significant multilevel decisions

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  • Jitske van Popering-Verkerk
  • Arwin van Buuren

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To come to decisions in a multilevel setting, informal as well as procedural interactions are of importance. In this paper, we explored in a case study the decision-making patterns between informal interactions and procedural interactions, and the significance of the decisions resulting from different patterns.We discovered five patterns of multilevel decision-making: top-down processes, bottom-up processes, collaborative decision-making, synchronization by procedures, and synchronization by interactions. We conclude that these patterns do have different results. Top-down and bottom-up processes often result in mutually extinguishing decisions, whereas the other patterns can result into decisions that matter, depending on the relationships between levels.

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  • Jitske van Popering-Verkerk & Arwin van Buuren, 2016. "Decision-Making Patterns in Multilevel Governance: The contribution of informal and procedural interactions to significant multilevel decisions," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(7), pages 951-971, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pubmgr:v:18:y:2016:i:7:p:951-971
    DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2015.1028974
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