NEW TRENDS OF IDEAL TYPE: ADDRESSING WICKED PROBLEMS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE

Abstract

Arising across borders and jurisdictions, and spanning multiple dimensions across sectors, collaborative governance has matured into an ideal type of complex problem solving. However, challenges regarding collaborative governance’s reliability in responding to rapidly changing global issues exist. This study conducts a systematic bibliometric evaluation of collaborative governance literature from 2019 to April 12, 2024. The methodology for the identification of emerging themes and trends is based on a review of 478 Scopus documents and visualization of the data in Microsoft Excel. These papers suggest a trend toward widespread collaborative governance for addressing global crises, especially climate change, disaster management, and public health. Two new development trends were found: one confirms the effectiveness of collaborative governance as an efficient problem-solving approach, and the other critically analyzes the scalability, efficiency, and adaptability hampers of collaborative governance to fit in a fast-changing global environment. Both trends represent important inputs and fresh perspectives on the future direction of research in collaborative governance, with additional opportunities for research and timely publication.

Keywords: collaborative governance, bibliometric analysis, Scopus, Microsoft Excel, ideal type.