Article 1
Title: Using Power, Mental Model and Learning to analyze the Evolution of Water Governance in Bangalore
Published: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/eet.1915
Abstract: Over the last few decades, processes of water governance have been characterized by a gradual evolution from ‘governance by a unitary state’ to ‘governance by partnerships’. However, there is limited understanding of how governance evolution takes place. Therefore, this article uses ideas on mental models, learning, power dynamics & actor interactions to answer the following research question: “How does water governance evolve from a state-dominated, publicly-governed model to one in which local communities have a much larger say?” The motivating aim of this article is to understand how actor interactions and changing power dynamics associated with resource governance interacts with processes of learning to bring about changes in mental models leading to governance evolution. The research question is answered by using a case-study of governance evolution associated with lakes in the Indian city of Bangalore, based on data collected via semi-structured interviews and secondary research.
A less dense, more easily readable version of this article has been written by Mimansa of Citizen Matters. It is available here . Thanks to Ekta for facilitating this initiative.
Article 2
Title: Managerial, clientelist or populist? Lake governance in the Indian city of Bangalore
Published: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02508060.2021.1926827
Abstract: Lakes in the Indian city of Bangalore face conservation challenges. In order to analyse these conservation challenges, the article uses DiGaetano and Strom’s framework on urban governance to identify and analyse the different modes of lake governance which are at play within the city. Using data from semi-structured interviews and secondary research, this research argues that three modes of governance (managerial, clientelist and populist) characterize the city’s lake system. Conflict amongst these modes of governance, which often act at cross-purposes to each other, may be one of the reasons why Bangalore has been unable to protect its lakes.
Article 3
Title: Analyzing the Role of the Local in the Governance of Bangalore’s Lakes Using Theories of Public Administration
Book Chapter: In Press. To be published in Singh, S. & Menon, A. (Ed.) Decentralized Nature: Governance and Politics of the Local in India. Orient Blackswan, Hyderabad, India.
Abstract: Using data collected from 80 semi-structured interviews and secondary research, and by drawing on theories of public administration: namely conceptual ideas on traditional public administration, new public management and new public service, this article argues that the increased involvement of local communities in the governance of Bangalore’s lakes has not led to better lake conditions probably because local communities have not been sufficiently empowered to act in public interest. In addition, public officials are not prepared to view local communities as equal partners in lake governance. Government machinery also continues to act against public interest and local communities have not been provided mechanisms to hold belligerent public officials accountable.
Article 4
Title: Comparing the governance of 4 lake-cities in India
Journal Article: Data Analysis Phase
Status: Details to be updated after submission of article to peer-reviewed journal
Article 5
Title: Leadership and lake outcomes
Journal Article: Second phase of data to be collected
Status: Details to be updated after submission of article to peer-reviewed journal
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