Dalia Mukhtar-Landgren
Associate Professor | Senior Lecturer
Local Autonomy in Temporary Organizations : The Case of Smart City Pilots
Author
Summary, in English
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.
Department/s
- Department of Political Science
Publishing year
2021
Language
English
Pages
1485-1511
Publication/Series
Administration and Society
Volume
53
Issue
10
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Topic
- Public Administration Studies
Keywords
- elements of organization
- experimental governance
- pilot
- projectification
- smart city
- temporary organization
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0095-3997