Policies in the Polder: How Institutions Mediate between Norms and Practices of Rural Governance Export

@article{citeulike:900047, abstract = {Matching rural policy and practice has become increasingly difficult. Despite a shift from government to governance, a void is often perceived to exist between policy and practice. This article discusses two hypotheses on the emergence of such a void. The first argues that the void is a result of a process of value differentiation. The second explains the void as a result of a process of depoliticisation. This article examines whether these hypotheses hold true for Dutch rural policy. The analysis shows that though both hypotheses are true for a limited extent, neither succeeds in explaining the changes in Dutch (rural) policy on its own. Instead, it is argued that both are needed for a comprehensive analysis.}, author = {Boonstra, Wiebren J.}, citeulike-article-id = {900047}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-9523.2006.00419.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9523.2006.00419.x}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/soru/2006/00000046/00000004/art00003}, doi = {10.1111/j.1467-9523.2006.00419.x}, issn = {0038-0199}, journal = {Sociologia Ruralis}, keywords = {governance, institutions, policy, rural}, month = {October}, number = {4}, pages = {299--317}, posted-at = {2006-11-21 09:20:07}, priority = {4}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing}, title = {Policies in the Polder: How Institutions Mediate between Norms and Practices of Rural Governance}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9523.2006.00419.x}, volume = {46}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:900047 L3 - citeulike-article-id:900047 N2 - Matching rural policy and practice has become increasingly difficult. Despite a shift from government to governance, a void is often perceived to exist between policy and practice. This article discusses two hypotheses on the emergence of such a void. The first argues that the void is a result of a process of value differentiation. The second explains the void as a result of a process of depoliticisation. This article examines whether these hypotheses hold true for Dutch rural policy. The analysis shows that though both hypotheses are true for a limited extent, neither succeeds in explaining the changes in Dutch (rural) policy on its own. Instead, it is argued that both are needed for a comprehensive analysis. IS - 4 JF - Sociologia Ruralis SN - 0038-0199 EP - 317 TI - Policies in the Polder: How Institutions Mediate between Norms and Practices of Rural Governance PB - Blackwell Publishing VL - 46 SP - 299 KW - governance KW - institutions KW - policy KW - rural AU - Boonstra, Wiebren PY - 2006/10// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9523.2006.00419.x ER -