The art of good governance
How images from the past provide inspiration for modern practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9962282 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G De Graaf (0000-0002-7819-8972, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, corresponding author), Hanneke Van Asperen (0000-0001-9932-4758, Radboud University, The Netherlands) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 405-420 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of Administrative Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8523 • E-ISSN: 1461-7226 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020852316630392 |
| OpenAlex | W2472684972 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 33 |
Since the early 1990s, discourse on ‘good governance’ has become more prevalent. What ‘good governance’ means and entails, however, and when we can speak of ‘good’ governance in this discourse, is not always clear. Many scholars in public administration and other social sciences writing about good governance have used visual interpretations of good governance from centuries ago to illustrate their case in point. Here, we also use pictures from the past – Lorenzetti’s Sienese frescoes to be more precise – yet, not as an illustration, but as the core of the argument. Our main research question is: how can Lorenzetti’s frescoes of Good Governance inspire our modern-day conception of good governance? We conclude that good governance is governance by good governors, and good governors are governors guided by benevolence. We end with a discussion of what that entails for modern-day governance practice
Argument (complex analysis · Corporate governance · Economics · Fresco · Good governance · Law and economics · Management · Multi-level governance · Point (geometry · Political science · Project governance · Sociology · History · Law · Management and Organizational Studies · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |