Governance Networks
Case Study Template
PART I
Your name:
Case Study Title:
Citation:
Network Name:
A.
Network’s Place within the Policy Stream/Process (Check all that
apply and explain in one or two sentences) (Adapted from Bovaird, 2004):
___ Problem Definition
___ Policy Design and Planning
___ Policy Coordination
___ Policy Implementation (Regulatory)
___ Policy Implementation (Service Delivery)
___ Political Alignment
___ Policy Monitoring / Evaluation
B. Organizational Networks Actors
ACTOR
SECTOR
(public, private,
non-profit)
SCALE
(Local to
international)
LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT
(Center, periphery,
intermediate)
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C.
Render a visual articulation of “hubs” and “spokes” structure of the
Network (can be done by hand)
D.
What do the lines connecting the nodes signify?
(Direction of financial resources; direction of human resources;
direction of physical capital; direction of information)
E.
Timeline: Major milestones for the network
DATE
MILESTONE
ACTORS
IMPLICATED
WHY
RELEVENT?
F.
Where is power situated in this network? Who has it and how is it
used?
G.
What are the apparent challenges/problems associated with the
functioning of this network?
H.
Policy Tools Implicated in Network Functioning (See Salamon, 2002
chart)
TOOL TYPE
ACTORS IMPLICATED
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I.
Capital Flows in Network Systems Analysis
NETWORK LEVEL
INPUTS
ACTIVITIES
OUTPUTS
SHORTTERM
OUTCOMES
LONG-TERM
OUTCOMES
J. Communities of practice operating in this network
COMMUNITY
OF PRACTICE
K.
MEMBERS
FUNCTION(S)
DECISIONMAKING
AUTHORITY
DECISIONMAKING
PROCESS
What is the relationship between membership and decision-making
authority of these CoPs?
What does this relationship tell us about the relative power that the
CoP has?
What is the relationship between these CoPs? Sketch out the
dynamics is that helps explain the relationships.
L.
What is the role of government in this case?
M.
How did actors within this network hold each other accountable?
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