Institutional work focuses on the role of actors in creating, maintaining, or disrupting
institutional structures. The concept has its origin in organisational studies. In this paper, we …

We explore the cross-fertilization potential between stakeholder theory and Niklas
Luhmann's social systems theory. Social systems, such as corporations or nonprofits, are …

Community energy makes an important contribution to sustainable energy generation,
reduction and management, and is a desirable feature of a low carbon future. Renewable …

In this paper, we analyze the institutional work that underlies the attempt to institutionalize a
more active role of citizens in urban planning. We draw on a case in which a group of …

A key issue of scientific research is the impact of science in landscape planning. Two trends
in society demand this issue to be a research priority: the decentralization of government …

In this paper we analyse the role and reception of poststructuralist perspectives on power in
planning since the 1990s, and then ask whether a renewed encounter with the works of …

This book offers a unique perspective on rural development, by discussing the most
influential perspectives and rendering their risks and benefits visible. The authors do not …

The aim of this paper is to critically examine patterns of linking social capital that emerge
from the interaction between non-governmental and governmental planning agents. We …

Drawing on Luhmannian social systems theory, this article revisits the single-versus multiple-
objective debate on the theory of the firm. Firms are conceptualized as complexity reducing …

This paper introduces the concepts and ideas that frame this special issue on co-evolution in
governance, and their implications for policy learning and adaptation. It offers a brief …