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Mark Bevir's 'Democratic governance' is an ambitious and courageous book, but it makes the mistake of drawing too sharp a line between modern and interpretive social science. In consequence fails to take into account the many important contributions that the so-called modernists have produced about democratic governance and to take issue with the vibrant debates that currently take place among interpretivists. Adapted from the source document.

Governance networks play a central role in the production of public policy. While governance network theorists have discussed & analyzed their importance for governance efficiency they have not given the same amount of attention to the democratic implications of governance networks. It is not possible to make a meaningful assessment of the democratic problems & potentials on the basis of a traditional liberal approach to democracy. What is called for is the development of a post-liberal model for the democratic anchorage of governance networks that combines representative democracy with other forms of democratic anchorage. 37 References. Adapted from the source document.

Governance through the negotiated interaction of a plurality of public, semi-public & private actors seems to provide an efficient means for governing our increasingly complex, fragmented & multi-layered societies. However, the big question is whether governance networks also contribute to the democratic governance of society. Governance network theory & post-liberal theories of democracy claim that there are both democratic problems & potentials associated with interactive network governance. In order to be able to assess, & possibly improve, the democratic performance of governance networks, the authors of this article develop & substantiate an analytical model for measuring the democratic anchorage of governance networks in different political constituencies & in an appropriate set of democratic rules & norms. In addition, it is argued that politicians should play a key role in efforts to ensure the democratic anchorage of governance networks. 63 References. Adapted from the source document.