Ad-Hoc Committees/Taskforces as Policy and Governance Platforms for Complexity Management in Nigeria
Bureaucratic institutions have received knocks for being ill-suited to cope with the tasks and circumstances of contemporary governance. Changes in technology, markets, complexity of policies, regulation and investigations coalesce to produce situations in which governments increasingly show penchant for seeking alternative organizational approaches. However, the management and relationship of these new governance modes with the traditional bureaucratic institutions remain unclear and ill-defined in many practical situations. The use of ad hoc committees/taskforces beyond mere policy advice, as policy and governance hubs and networks, are considered in this study as part of these alternative organizational approaches. This study examines their use, relationship with mainline bureaucratic agencies, effectiveness, and challenges in providing administrative solutions in Nigeria. Findings reveal that ill-defined procedures and guides for the operations of ad hoc bodies offend the traditional governance institutions, generating frustrating conflicts. It is suggested that there is need for regulating the process and manner of setting up ad hoc committees as policy and governance hubs, and, they should operate more as collaborating entities between various individuals/organisations considered relevant and traditional institutions of government so as to enhance integration of views, consensus and ownership of outcomes, rather than work in parallel or as solution merchants.
Ad-hoc committee and taskforce Bureaucratic institution Policy and governance networks Network management Complexity management
Okechukwu Marcellus Ikeanyibe
University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, 400001;Center for West African Studies of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China,Chengdu, P.R.China, 611731
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2017-11-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）