This volume presents empirical studies and theoretical reflections on Evolutionary Governance
Theory (EGT) its most important concepts and their interrelations. As a novel theory of
governance EGT understands governance as radically evolutionary which implies that all
elements of governance are subject to evolution that these elements co-evolve and that many of
them are the product of governance itself. Through this book we learn how communities
understand themselves and their environment and why they create the complex structures and
processes we analyze as governance paths. Authors from different disciplines develop the EGT
framework further and apply it to a wide rage networks of power governance of agricultural
resources etc. The contributors also reflect on the possibilities and limitations of steering
intervention management and development in a world continuously in flux. It bridges the gap
between more fundamental and philosophical accounts of the social sciences and applied studies
offering theoretical advancements as well as practical recommendations.
