Actor Characteristics in Governance Networks

1. Actor Characteristics in Governance Networks Christopher Koliba, 2010 University of Vermont

2. Social Sector Characteristics of Network Actors (Fig. 3.1; Koliba, Meek & Zia, 2010, p.71)

3. Table 3.1: Characteristics of Social Sectors (Modified from Block, 2001) (Koliba, Meek and Zia, 2010, p.72)

4. Types of the non-profit organizations: http://www.paperglyphs.com/nporegulation/documents/exempt_orgs.html National Taxonomy of Exempt Organizations

5. Table 3.2 Range of Governance Network Actors (United States Context) by Scale and Sector Koliba, Meek and Zia, 2010, p.76)

6. Figure 3.2 The Nested Complexity of Social Networks Koliba, Meek and Zia, 2010, p.78)

7. When does an individual “represent” the interests of a group or organization?

8. Communities of practice: Meso levels Figure 3.3 Koliba, Meek and Zia, 2010, p.78)

9. Table 3.3: Capital Resources Possessed and Exchanged by Network Actors Koliba, Meek and Zia, 2010 p.76)

10. Actor roles: • Centrality of actors • Actor “framing” -- see Koontz et al., 2004, p. 150 • Government roles: • As follower • As encourager • As leader

11. So what does any of this have to do with these actors involvement with a governance network? • How do these characteristics impact: • Their reasons for participating within the network? • Or not participating? • Their actions once they enter the network? • Such as withholding information? • The structure of the network?