THE DYNAMICS OF MULTI-ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: AN ANALYSIS OF CHANGING MODES OF GOVERNANCE

LOWNDES, VIVIEN;SKELCHER, CHRIS

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, n.º 2/1998, pág. 313

1. Introduction. 2. Motivations for Multi-Organizational Partnerships. 3. Conceptualizing Multi-Organizational Partnerships. a) Interagency relationships: competition and collaboration. b) Inter-agency relationships as modes of governance. c) Partnerships and plural modes of governance. 4. Partnership Life Cycles and Modes of Governance. a) Pre-partnership collaboration. b) Partnership creation and consolidation. c) Partnership programme delivery. d) Partnership termination and succession. 5. Conclusion. 6. Notes. 7. References.