Faculty of Social Policy and Administration

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ARSk300JB(地域研究(地域間比較) / Area studies(Interregional comparison) 300)
Local Autonomous

Manabu NAKASHIMA

Class code etc
Faculty/Graduate school Faculty of Social Policy and Administration
Attached documents
Year 2021
Class code N1107
Previous Class code
Previous Class title
Term 秋学期授業/Fall
Day/Period 月3/Mon.3
Class Type
Campus 多摩
Classroom name
Grade 2~4
Credit(s) 2
Notes
Open Program
Open Program (Notes)
Global Open Program
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers (Notes)
Class taught by instructors with practical experience
SDGs CP
Urban Design CP
Diversity CP
Learning for the Future CP
Carbon Neutral CP
Chiyoda Campus Consortium
Admission year
Category (~2021) 福祉コミュニティ学科
専門教育科目
専門展開科目
Category (Department of Community Development)
Category (Department of Clinical Psychology)
Category福祉コミュニティ学科 (~2020)
Category福祉コミュニティ学科 (2021~)
Category臨床心理学科 (~2020)
Category臨床心理学科 (2021~)

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Outline (in English)

Local governments face complex problems (e.g., health and human services, economic development), which no single organization can address. For example, the well-being of mentally ill children and youth depends on comprehensive, integrated, and individualized services including mental health treatments, social services, education, and vocational services, rather than a single excellent service in any of the service areas. Thus, local governments need work with business and non-profit sectors to make and implement public policy; and, goal-directed inter-organizational networks, composed of three or more organizations to collectively achieve a common goal, have become a prevalent organizational arrangement. Such goal-directed inter-organizational networks address complex problems, by integrating resources, information, expertise, and perspectives possessed by differently-endowed organizations. In public administration and policy research, they are known as “collaborative networks.” While the involvement of diverse organizations does enhance the capacity of collaborative networks to address complex problems, it also brings about negative consequences—namely difficulties of cooperation and coordination resulting from the differing (sometimes, even conflicting) goals, strategies, perceptions, and ways of working among diverse network participants. Because of the cooperation and coordination challenges, it is recognized that network management is essential to produce satisfactory network outputs and outcomes. This class is designed with an emphasis on two objectives: (1) understanding key concepts in inter-organizational theory and (2) applying the concepts for designing and managing collaborative networks.

Default language used in class

日本語 / Japanese