Bridging the legitimacy gap—translating theory into practical signposts for legitimate flood risk governance

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Alexander, Meghan, Doorn, Neelke and Priest, Sally (2018) Bridging the legitimacy gap—translating theory into practical signposts for legitimate flood risk governance. Regional Environmental Change, 18 (2). pp. 397-408. ISSN 1436-3798

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Abstract

Legitimacy is widely regarded as a founding principle of ‘good’ and effective governance, yet despite intense academic debate and policy discourse, the concept remains conceptually confusing and poorly articulated in practice. To bridge this gap, this research performed an interpretive thematic analysis of academic scholarship across public administration, public policy, law, political science and geography. Three core themes were identified in relation to representative deliberation, procedural and distributive equity and justice, and socio-political acceptability, with numerous sub-themes therein. In an attempt to clarify conceptual confusion, this paper grounds these theoretical debates in the context of flood risk governance where numerous legitimacy dilemmas exist. A number of questions are presented as conceptual ‘sign posts’ to encourage reflexive governance in the future. Thus, more broadly, we assert the importance of bringing legitimacy to the forefront of contemporary flood risk governance discourse and practice, moving beyond the realm of academic reflection.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	flood risk governance,legitimacy,justice,equity,participation,representative deliberation
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies
Related URLs:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-017-1195-...
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	15 Feb 2020 06:21
Last Modified:	21 Apr 2023 00:24
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/74212
DOI:	10.1007/s10113-017-1195-4

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