Boundary spanning in local governance: A scoping review

William Stephens*, Ronald van Steden, Linda Schoonmade

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Abstract

Complex societal challenges require collaboration between organizations, often with conflicting priorities and ways of working. Connecting organizations has come to be referred to as boundary-spanning. There is a need to understand the features of boundary-spanning at the local level, since policy-makers and practitioners from different sectors need not only to work together but also to relate to the recipients of their interventions. Addressing this gap, a scoping review was conducted. The review highlights the need to carve out a contextualized conceptualization of boundary-spanning that accounts for the distinctive features of this work when embedded in local community context.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)99-144
Number of pages46
JournalAdministration and Society
Volume56
Issue number2
Early online date11 Jan 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2024

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Keywords

  • boundary-spanning
  • collaboration
  • community
  • local governance
  • wicked problems

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