The Ecology of Games approach to examining complex governance systems in democratic
societies has been recently refurbished to infuse renewed vitality in the analysis of …

As a mature paradigm of network analysis, social network analysis (SNA) is suitable for
exploring complicated and interactive relationships in policy research and is of great …

Recent research has shown that communication networks involving governmental and
nongovernmental actors self‐organize based on how risk is perceived. According to the “risk …

This article studies factors affecting how policy actors perceive the effectiveness of political
institutions involved in complex water governance systems. The ecology of games …

In complex, polycentric environmental governance systems, actors may choose to
collaborate with one another to reduce their collective vulnerability and enhance system …

In polycentric governance systems, decisions that influence a given policy issue are often
made across a series of forums: venues where actors meet to resolve collective action …

Natural resources are governed by polycentric systems, which can be conceptualized as an
“ecology of games” in which policy actors participate in multiple policy forums governing …

How do patterns of interactions among policy actors shape their ability to contribute to
climate change adaptation decision-making processes in fragmented regional governance …

Modern environmental problems pose unique management challenges as they are usually
interdependent in myriad, complex ways. Climate change is the ultimate example of a …

This article examines the relationship between institutional externalities and an actor's ability
to achieve their goals in the decision‐making forums that exist in polycentric governance …