The Effects of Boundary Spanners on Trust and Performance of Urban Governance Networks

Previous research has extensively analyzed the role, and indicated the importance, of network management for the functioning and performance of public or governance networks. In this article, we focus on the influence of boundary spanning actors in such networks – an aspect less examined in the governance network literature. Boundary spanners...

Harnessing Complexity within Governance Networks in a Legitimate Way: The Effects of Connective Management and Throughput Legitimacy on Network Performances

The relationship between network management, network performances, and democratic legitimacy is a highly debated issue. In this article, we explore this relationship theoretically. Building on the literature, we expect to find that democratic throughput legitimacy has a partly mediating role in the relationship between connective network...