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SUMMARY:Contentious Governance. Sub-National Governments\, Activists and Co
	ntested National Policies
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DESCRIPTION:What can we learn about policy conflicts if we look beyond the 
	traditional\ndichotomy between citizens and governments? In his new book C
	ontentious\nGovernance: Sub-National Governments\, Activists and Contested
	 National Policies\,\npublic policy expert Imrat Verhoeven argues that loc
	al authorities and activists\noften work together to oppose national polic
	ies. With: Martien Kuitenbrouwer\n(moderator)\, Imrat Verhoeven\, Tamara M
	etze and Saskia Tempelman.\n\nIn this event\, we will discuss the concept 
	of ‘contentious governance’\, a\nsituation in which lower-level government
	s collaborate with activists to contest\npolicies implemented by national 
	governmental actors and their business allies.\nDrawing from three Dutch c
	ase studies on contested natural gas-production\,\nnearshore windfarms\, a
	nd Carbon Capture- and Storage\, Verhoevens new book\nintroduces the conce
	pt and relevance of contentious governance\, before assessing\nhow it work
	s in action. It demonstrates that the processes of contentious\ngovernance
	 are inherently political and riddled with power struggles. As\ninstances 
	of contentious governance become increasingly common\, it provides\nfresh 
	perspectives on numerous classical issues\, including the political nature
	\nof policy\, power dynamics\, governance processes\, government-citizen r
	elations\,\nand policy conflicts.\n\n\nSPEAKERS\n\nImrat Verhoeven is Asso
	ciate professor of Public Policy at the Political Science\ndepartment of t
	he University of Amsterdam and an endowed lector at the Amsterdam\nUnivers
	ity of Applied Sciences. His work focuses on policy conflicts\, the role\n
	of emotions in policy processes and on democratic professionalism.\n\nTama
	ra Metze is full professor in Public Administration at Delft University of
	\nTechnology. In her research on sustainability transitions there is a spe
	cial\nfocus on the role of boundary objects\, (visual) framing\, conflict\
	, and on\nknowledge cocreation through research by design and scenario dev
	elopment.\n\nSaskia Tempelman has been working in the field of polarisatio
	n and\nradicalisation for over 25 years. She currently heads the Social Un
	rest Support\nNetwork at the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relation
	s.\n\nMartien Kuitenbrouwer (moderator) has over 30 years’ experience in c
	omplex\ncollaboration issues in the public sector. She is a co-founder of 
	the Public\nMediation consultancy and also works as a lecturer and researc
	her in the\nDepartment of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam
	.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/contentious-governance-sub-national-gov
	ernments-activists-and-contested-national-policies
GEO:52.3685931;4.8896879
LOCATION:SPUI25 - Spui 25-27\, 1012 WX Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:book presentation,politics,talk
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>What can we learn about policy conflicts if
	 we look beyond the traditional dichotomy between citizens and governments
	? In his new book <em>Contentious Governance: Sub-National Governments, Ac
	tivists and Contested National Policies</em>, public policy expert Imrat V
	erhoeven argues that local authorities and activists often work together t
	o oppose national policies. With: Martien Kuitenbrouwer (moderator), Imrat
	 Verhoeven, Tamara Metze and Saskia Tempelman.</p>         <p>In this even
	t, we will discuss the concept of ‘contentious governance’, a situation in
	 which lower-level governments collaborate with activists to contest polic
	ies implemented by national governmental actors and their business allies.
	 Drawing from three Dutch case studies on contested natural gas-production
	, nearshore windfarms, and Carbon Capture- and Storage, Verhoevens new boo
	k introduces the concept and relevance of contentious governance, before a
	ssessing how it works in action. It demonstrates that the processes of con
	tentious governance are inherently political and riddled with power strugg
	les. As instances of contentious governance become increasingly common, it
	 provides fresh perspectives on numerous classical issues, including the p
	olitical nature of policy, power dynamics, governance processes, governmen
	t-citizen relations, and policy conflicts.</p> <h3>Speakers</h3> <p><em><s
	trong>Imrat Verhoeven</strong></em> is Associate professor of Public Polic
	y at the Political Science department of the University of Amsterdam and a
	n endowed lector at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. His work
	 focuses on policy conflicts, the role of emotions in policy processes and
	 on democratic professionalism.</p> <p><em><strong>Tamara Metze</strong></
	em> is full professor in Public Administration at Delft University of Tech
	nology. In her research on sustainability transitions there is a special f
	ocus on the role of boundary objects, (visual) framing, conflict, and on k
	nowledge cocreation through research by design and scenario development.</
	p> <p><em><strong>Saskia Tempelman</strong></em> has been working in the f
	ield of polarisation and radicalisation for over 25 years. She currently h
	eads the Social Unrest Support Network at the Ministry of the Interior and
	 Kingdom Relations.</p> <p><em><strong>Martien Kuitenbrouwer</strong></em>
	 (moderator) has over 30 years’ experience in complex collaboration issues
	 in the public sector. She is a co-founder of the Public Mediation consult
	ancy and also works as a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Poli
	tical Science at the University of Amsterdam.</p>
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