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Dr. Monica Gruezmacher Rosas
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

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Journal article
Published: 25 June 2021 in Politics and Governance
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We develop a perspective on steering in governance which understands steering as intended path creation. Inspired by evolutionary governance theory, critical management studies and social systems theory, we argue that steering is shaped and limited by co-evolutions, disallowing for any formulaic approach. In order to illuminate the space for steering in governance, we analyze the interplay between different dependencies. Those dependencies are not just obstacles to path creation, they can also be pointers and assets. The steering discussion is further complicated by always unique sets of couplings between a governance system and its environment. After introducing the ideas of reality effects and governance strategy, we further develop our concept of steering and present it as the management of dependencies (in governance) and reality effects (outside governance) towards path creation. This management is ideally strategic in nature and requires leadership in a new role.

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Kristof Van Assche; Martijn Duineveld; Monica Gruezmacher; Raoul Beunen. Steering as Path Creation: Leadership and the Art of Managing Dependencies and Reality Effects. Politics and Governance 2021, 9, 369 -380.

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Kristof Van Assche, Martijn Duineveld, Monica Gruezmacher, Raoul Beunen. Steering as Path Creation: Leadership and the Art of Managing Dependencies and Reality Effects. Politics and Governance. 2021; 9 (2):369-380.

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Kristof Van Assche; Martijn Duineveld; Monica Gruezmacher; Raoul Beunen. 2021. "Steering as Path Creation: Leadership and the Art of Managing Dependencies and Reality Effects." Politics and Governance 9, no. 2: 369-380.

Editorial
Published: 13 May 2021 in Futures
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This special issue analyses and reflects on relations between long term perspectives and strategies in governance. While dismissing high modernist planning and acknowledging constraints to long-term policies, the different contributions in this volume, each in their own way, contend that strategy is necessary to face the challenges of our times. The fifteen articles highlight different aspects of the possibilities of and limits to strategy in governance, to turn long-term perspectives into strategy and strategy into reality. They all examine how long- term perspectives and issues are constituted by different governance practices and emerge in rather different policy contexts, which points to the need to better understand the diverse interplay between strategy, long-term perspectives and patterns of policy integration. Furthermore, the contributions emphasize how long-range governance requires careful attention to issues of temporality, the management of uncertainty and the interplay between the short term and the long term.

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Kristof Van Assche; Gert Verschraegen; Monica Gruezmacher. Strategy for the long term: Pressures, counter-pressures and mechanisms in governance. Futures 2021, 131, 102758 .

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Kristof Van Assche, Gert Verschraegen, Monica Gruezmacher. Strategy for the long term: Pressures, counter-pressures and mechanisms in governance. Futures. 2021; 131 ():102758.

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Kristof Van Assche; Gert Verschraegen; Monica Gruezmacher. 2021. "Strategy for the long term: Pressures, counter-pressures and mechanisms in governance." Futures 131, no. : 102758.

Journal article
Published: 31 March 2021 in Resources Policy
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We develop a novel perspective on the interplay between causes and effects of resource policy (and more generally development strategy) at local level. We do this by deploying a theoretical framework built around both psychoanalytic notions and concepts from governance theory to analyze the evolution and the construction of futures in the Canadian mining community of the Crowsnest Pass, Alberta. It is argued that the growth and decline of mining created social identities and governance features which severely hamper the articulation of alternative futures. The case study highlights the importance of collective trauma, both stemming from rapid development and decline, in the understanding of fantasy as it plays out in evolving governance, the understanding of replayed scenarios of hope and disillusion. The case analysis contributes to the broader discussion of path dependencies in community development by multiplying the potential effects of key events in the development of the community, beyond effects on conscious collective memory, beyond institutional structures and processes. Freud's foundational idea of nachtragligkeit, the potential of events to steer development in a direction but also to resurface much later in the manner of symptoms limiting reflexivity and adaptation, is thus given a translation at community level, with special implications for resource communities and policies.

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Kristof Van Assche; Monica Gruezmacher; Michael Granzow. From trauma to fantasy and policy. The past in the futures of mining communities; the case of Crowsnest Pass, Alberta. Resources Policy 2021, 72, 102050 .

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Kristof Van Assche, Monica Gruezmacher, Michael Granzow. From trauma to fantasy and policy. The past in the futures of mining communities; the case of Crowsnest Pass, Alberta. Resources Policy. 2021; 72 ():102050.

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Kristof Van Assche; Monica Gruezmacher; Michael Granzow. 2021. "From trauma to fantasy and policy. The past in the futures of mining communities; the case of Crowsnest Pass, Alberta." Resources Policy 72, no. : 102050.

Journal article
Published: 22 February 2021 in Futures
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We draw on research in Western Newfoundland (Canada) to investigate the possibilities and limits of community reinvention, defined as radical change in the nature of the community, as perceived by local residents. Community reinvention is understood as an extreme form of strategic change in communities, one typically embraced under extreme circumstances. As such, reinvention offers a privileged vantage point on the utility of strategy to effectuate community change. We examine three communities in western Newfoundland, a region that has experienced a prolonged economic decline and is therefore keen on changing its development path. We coin the concept of reinvention paths to grasp the set of transformation options available to a community, a matrix that can be reconstructed through analysis of the governance path(s) of a community. The concept of reinvention paradox is devised to point out that envisioned strategic change amounting to reinvention is likely to significantly alter, and perhaps even ultimately undermine, that strategy by altering, if successful, the actors, perspectives, power relations and identities at play. This paradox will unfold over time and, it is argued, can be amenable to adaptive management.

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Kristof Van Assche; Monica Gruezmacher; Kelly Vodden; Ryan Gibson; Leith Deacon. Reinvention paths and reinvention paradox: Strategic change in Western Newfoundland communities. Futures 2021, 128, 102713 .

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Kristof Van Assche, Monica Gruezmacher, Kelly Vodden, Ryan Gibson, Leith Deacon. Reinvention paths and reinvention paradox: Strategic change in Western Newfoundland communities. Futures. 2021; 128 ():102713.

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Kristof Van Assche; Monica Gruezmacher; Kelly Vodden; Ryan Gibson; Leith Deacon. 2021. "Reinvention paths and reinvention paradox: Strategic change in Western Newfoundland communities." Futures 128, no. : 102713.

Earlycite article
Published: 19 November 2019 in Journal of Organizational Change Management
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential, both analytically and practically, of understanding research methods as bridging devices. Methods can bridge theory and empirics, but it is argued that they can perform several bridging functions: between theory and praxis, between analysis and strategy and between past and future. The focus is on those forms of bridging relevant for understanding and effectuating change in governance, at community level and at the scale of organizations. Design/methodology/approach The paper develops a perspective on methods as bridging devices. It uses the newly minted methods of governance path and context mapping as a case study. These methods conceptually derive from evolutionary governance theory (EGT) and were developed and tested in Canadian empirical research. The case helps to develop insight in features, forms and limitations of methods as bridging devices in governance research and practice. The authors then use the case to further develop the initial concept of bridging more generally, emphasizing the shifting balance between methods as bridging and creating boundaries. Findings Both the case study and the theoretical analysis underline the necessary imperfection of any method as bridging device. The authors affirm the potential of method to perform different bridging functions at the same time, while revealing clear tradeoffs in each role. Tradeoffs occur with adapted versions of the method producing new strengths and weaknesses in new contexts. In each of the forms of bridging involved neither side can be reduced to the other, so a gap always remains. It is demonstrated that the practice of bridging through method in governance is greatly helped when methods are flexibly deployed in ongoing processes of bricolage, nesting and modification. Governance enables the continuous production of new framing devices and other methods. Originality/value The idea of methods as bridging devices is new, and can assist the development of a broader understanding of the various forms and functions of research methods. Moreover, it helps to discern roles of research methods in the functioning of governance. The context of governance helps to recognize the multi-functionality of research methods, and their transformation in a context of pressured decision-making. Moreover, this approach contributes to the understanding of governance as adumbrated by EGT.

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Kristof Van Assche; Raoul Beunen; Monica Gruezmacher; Martijn Duineveld; Leith Deacon; Robert Summers; Lars Hallstrom; Kevin Jones. Research methods as bridging devices: path and context mapping in governance. Journal of Organizational Change Management 2019, ahead-of-p, 1 .

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Kristof Van Assche, Raoul Beunen, Monica Gruezmacher, Martijn Duineveld, Leith Deacon, Robert Summers, Lars Hallstrom, Kevin Jones. Research methods as bridging devices: path and context mapping in governance. Journal of Organizational Change Management. 2019; ahead-of-p (ahead-of-p):1.

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Kristof Van Assche; Raoul Beunen; Monica Gruezmacher; Martijn Duineveld; Leith Deacon; Robert Summers; Lars Hallstrom; Kevin Jones. 2019. "Research methods as bridging devices: path and context mapping in governance." Journal of Organizational Change Management ahead-of-p, no. ahead-of-p: 1.

Journal article
Published: 31 July 2019 in Land Use Policy
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In this framing paper for the special issue on land use tools for mitigating boom and bust dynamics we present a framework to analyze the effects of dramatic ups and downs on communities. The explicit aim of this framework is to identify the potential of land use tools, broadly understood, to mitigate the effects of these cycles. Application of our framework entails a deep analysis of the development path of the community, or its governance path. We make the argument that such analysis can help to get a precise picture of the effects of boom and bust and at the same time help find ways of moving forward and identify coordination tools that could work in the context of that particular governance path. We argue that land use tools are more effective when they are part of a cohesive strategy for long-term development, yet that such linking and embedding is not always possible. We highlight the importance of institutional capacity and flexibility in tempering boom and bust and allowing opportunities for adaptation. We list common pitfalls, problematic policy prescriptions and mention goals to be encouraged. In some cases unrecognized forms of coordination, both formal and informal, can be potentially helpful in capacity building towards mitigating boom and bust. In cases where strategy is unlikely, under particularly difficult conditions, we suggest to focus on capacity building in what we call transitional governance. This governance configuration is meant to have a limited lifespan and provides the conditions from which strategy and associated land use tools can be envisioned and implemented.

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Kristof Van Assche; Monica Gruezmacher; Leith Deacon. Land use tools for tempering boom and bust: Strategy and capacity building in governance. Land Use Policy 2019, 93, 103994 .

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Kristof Van Assche, Monica Gruezmacher, Leith Deacon. Land use tools for tempering boom and bust: Strategy and capacity building in governance. Land Use Policy. 2019; 93 ():103994.

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Kristof Van Assche; Monica Gruezmacher; Leith Deacon. 2019. "Land use tools for tempering boom and bust: Strategy and capacity building in governance." Land Use Policy 93, no. : 103994.

Journal article
Published: 31 July 2019 in Land Use Policy
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This editorial is an overview of the papers included in this special issue highlighting key concepts, findings and conclusions. It also presents the intention of the special issue and the importance of addressing boom and bust cycles for land use policy.

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Kristof Van Assche; Monica Gruezmacher; Leith Deacon. Taming the boom and the bust? Land use tools for mitigating ups and downs in communities. Land Use Policy 2019, 93, 104058 .

AMA Style

Kristof Van Assche, Monica Gruezmacher, Leith Deacon. Taming the boom and the bust? Land use tools for mitigating ups and downs in communities. Land Use Policy. 2019; 93 ():104058.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Kristof Van Assche; Monica Gruezmacher; Leith Deacon. 2019. "Taming the boom and the bust? Land use tools for mitigating ups and downs in communities." Land Use Policy 93, no. : 104058.