Turbgov

Recent studies have highlighted how global concerns such as migration, pandemics and climate change represent increasingly complex challenges for governance. Such problems are often characterized by an interaction between different events and demands causing “turbulence” in the form of, for example, increased complexity, uncertainty and time constraints. In such circumstances, governance require a combination and balancing of often contradicting capabilities of such as adaptability, experimentation, innovation, resilience and stability. In this study, we investigate the demands put on governance by such “turbulence” and develop an understanding of the various factors that impact upon the robustness of governance, public institutions, and collaborative arrangements. Through comparisons of different policy-fields we draw on both past and present knowledge in the effort to understand how the robustness of collaborative governance can be enhanced in the face of present and future challenges. These themes will be explored through a comparative research design exploring three different policy areas characterized by such turbulence. The three policy areas are further characterized by a multi-leveled governance structure and “unruly” or “wicked problems” that often demand co-created solutions and highly specialized competences. The three policy areas are Refugee services• Pandemic preparedness planning and Climate change adaptation​.