Non-Seeing, Non-thinking and Non-learning in Governance : The Return of the Unobserved and the Challenge of Sustainability.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Assche, Kristof Van.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--Philosophy.

Public administration.

Learning.

Ignorance (Theory of knowledge).

Group decision making.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2026.

Summary:

An exploration of the importance of 'epistemic negatives' - non- observing, non-thinking and non-learning - in governance.

Contents:

Governance as a setting and a goal

Observing and thinking in governance

Learning in governance

Learning, dark learning and non-learning

Non-observation : reasons and mechanisms

Non-thinking : reasons and mechanisms

Non-learning : reasons and mechanisms

Reconsidering the relation between thinking and organizing

The return of the unobserved?

Epilogue : The power of negatives and the positive transformation of governance.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Assche, Kristof Van Non-Seeing, Non-thinking and Non-learning in Governance

ISBN:

9781350540569