International Symposium on Relational Process as Governance, 2021
If relational process is the overarching connection that unites emergent approaches to governance, thus opening new vistas of theory and practice, further exploration is vital. To this end, GHFP invited scholars and practitioners whose work centrally bears on these issues to explore the implications and potentials of relational process in governance.
The following were are among the questions considered during the two-day International Symposium held on 6-7 May 2021:
- What does a relational orientation offer for the future development of governance, from the local, regional, to the national, international and trans-national level?
- Bearing on issues in governance, are there significant differences among theories of relational process, with implications for governance?
- What particular practices of relating might be recognized as positive contributions to governance? How can we best understand their functioning? How might governance be enriched by practices of relating?
- What are the major impediments to effective relational process? How are they overcome?
- With relational process as a centre-piece, how are we to conceive of leadership? What practices would be invited?