Governing when power and authority are dispersed
The relationship between state and society in many countries has changed radically over recent decades; national governments have lost authority relative to other actors and levels of decision making and their experts do not command the respect they once did. I am particularly interested in how environment and sustainability are (or can be) governed in this context. In relation to multi-lateral environmental agreements and local planning disputes, I focus on processes like issue framing, agenda setting, and coalition building, which have become the subtle ways in which power is exercised and actors achieve goals with like-minded others.
Parry, S. and Murphy, J. (2015) Problematizing interactions between social science and public policy, Critical Policy Studies, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 97-107.
Murphy, J. (ed.) (2007) Governing Technology for Sustainability, Earthscan, London.
Murphy, J. and Levidow, L. (2006) Governing the Transatlantic Conflict Over Agricultural Biotechnology: Contending Coalitions, Trade Liberalisation and Standard Setting, Routledge, London.
Murphy, J. and Yanacopulos, H. (2005) Understanding governance and networks: EU–US interactions and the regulation of genetically modified organisms, Geoforum, Vol. 36, No. 5, pp. 593-606.
Parry, S. and Murphy, J. (2015) Problematizing interactions between social science and public policy, Critical Policy Studies, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 97-107.
Murphy, J. (ed.) (2007) Governing Technology for Sustainability, Earthscan, London.
Murphy, J. and Levidow, L. (2006) Governing the Transatlantic Conflict Over Agricultural Biotechnology: Contending Coalitions, Trade Liberalisation and Standard Setting, Routledge, London.
Murphy, J. and Yanacopulos, H. (2005) Understanding governance and networks: EU–US interactions and the regulation of genetically modified organisms, Geoforum, Vol. 36, No. 5, pp. 593-606.
