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Title Local Autonomy in Temporary Organizations: The Case of Smart City Pilots
ID_Doc 36393
Authors Mukhtar-Landgren, D
Title Local Autonomy in Temporary Organizations: The Case of Smart City Pilots
Year 2021
Published Administration & Society, 53, 10
DOI 10.1177/00953997211009884
Abstract Local actors are to an increasing extent engaging in national and European Union (EU)-based development and sustainability agendas. These ventures often materialize in the form of temporary organizations such as pilots and projects. This article contributes to debates on project-based, experimental and temporary organizations by unpacking the organizational architecture of pilots and analyzing how the democratic autonomy of local public actors is formed. Through the example of smart city pilots, the study shows how a range of intersecting relations and hierarchies enable and circumscribe public-sector autonomy-from local actors' attempts to align pilots with political goals to the limitations of standardized and scalable knowledge and strict funding requirements.
Author Keywords pilot; experimental governance; projectification; temporary organization; elements of organization; smart city
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:000644043000001
WoS Category Public Administration
Research Area Public Administration
PDF https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00953997211009884
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