Reinventing Governance in a Volatile World

Reinventing Governance in a Volatile World addresses public governance worldwide, identifying challenges and innovative ways to improve the lives of those governed.

Based on their work on the Governance Cluster of the international think-tank Global Forum/Shaping the Future, the authors analyse successful strategies and key findings that help governments and institutions promote engagement and involve a broader set of stakeholders in decisions and governance, as well as the place of technology in its proper role as a supporting instrument. The book addresses crucial issues such as the depletion of trust and democracy at the global level, governance of the environment, the crisis of leadership, sovereignty concerns over the Internet and artificial intelligence (AI) and the need for behavioural change for greater sustainability. It provides tools and illustrative case studies for governance actors, including engagement mechanisms and arguments for action.

The book’s primary audience includes governments, policy analysts, civil society bodies/NGOs and other national and international actors involved in public governance. It is also of interest for students and researchers of political science, public administration, governance and management and international relations.

Sylvie Albert is a Professor of Leadership and Strategy, and the past Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics and Continuing Education, at the University of Winnipeg, Canada. Dr. Albert has written several books on the development of smart and sustainable communities.

Jean-Eric Aubert is a former OECD and World Bank expert and the president of the Foundation 2100, an NGO working on future studies with long term visions.

Stéphane Grumbach is a Senior Researcher at INRIA, the French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology, France.

Jeremy Millard is an Independent Researcher affiliated to the Danish Technological Institute as a Senior Analyst and to several European universities as a Senior Visiting Research Fellow. He works regularly for the European Commission, the UN and the OECD.

Paul Wormeli is an Innovation Strategist at Wormeli Consulting, LLC, providing management consulting services to government agencies and industry related to improving information sharing in support of critical government services.