B) Bridging Institutional Logics

The ambition

This governance ambition is about enabling different urban actors, from governments, civil society or enterprises to better co-operate for sustainability and justice in their cities.

Relation to previous work in UrbanA

This governance ambition fits under the approach:

• Co-learning and knowledge brokerage

It addresses the drivers of injustice:

• Unfit institutional structures
• Lack of effective knowledge brokerage and stewardship opportunities
• Weak(ened) civil society

How could it work?

bridging institutional logics could consist of creating organizational structures and rules that support cooperation across different logics of governments, citizens or enterprises.

For instance, knowledge brokerages could be used to foster mutual understanding or helping actors or social groups to identify a jointly held concern. Such structures or rules could try to ensure that policies are developed jointly.

Check out examples

Check out the rich description about the Vauban neighborhood case.

Take a look at the brief governance scenario called Envisioning and co-creating sustainable urban neighborhoods by reaching across institutional boundaries.

Question

How can people from governments, civil society and enterprises be enabled to better co-operate for sustainability and justice in their cities?