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Theories of governance draw on a range of disciplinary perspectives and operate at multiple levels. The governance debate has its origins in various disciplines spanning institutional economics, international relations, organisational studies, development studies, political science, and public administration. Vertical integration is thus mainly a function of the institutional structures determined by policy-making at senior government levels and its most important constituents are effectiveness of communications across levels of government. The emerging system of global governance is being mediated through international organisations like the World Trade Organization. Horizontal integration takes place across departmental boundaries, for example the ideal, but so far patchy, integration between science and technology policy and social and environmental policies in the UK in the development of new approaches to governance. The chapter also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.

Contents: New Approaches To Governance: Shifting policy debates and the implications for governance, Catherine Lyall and Joyce Tait The governance of technology, Perri 6 The governance challenges of breakthrough science and technology, Graham Spinardi and Robin Williams. Developing An Integrated Policy Approach: Life science innovation: policy and foresight, Thomas Reiss and Joyce Tait Developing an integrated approach to risk: the ILGRA network, James McQuaid Rural policy: a highlands and islands perspective, Frank Rennie. The Limits To Integration: Hypermobility: a challenge to governance, John Adams Environmental policy integration for sustainable technologies: rationale and practical experiences at EU level, Julia Hertin and Frans Berkhout The challenges of policy integration from an international perspective: the case of GMOs, Joseph Murphy and Joanna Chataway A new mode of governance for science, technology, risk and the environment?, Joyce Tait and Catherine Lyall Index.