The concept of `governance' has become a central catchword across the social and political sciences. In <b>Governing and Governance</b>, Jan Kooiman revisits and develops his seminal work in the field to map and demonstrate the utility of a sociopolitical perspective to our understanding of contemporary forms of governing, governance and governability.</p> <p></p> <p>A central underlying theme of the book is the notion of governance as a process of interaction between different societal and political actors and the growing interdependencies between the two as modern societies become ever more complex, dynamic and diverse. </p> <p></p> <p>Drawing upon a wide range of interdisciplinary insights, the book advances a comprehensive conceptual framework that seeks to capture the different elements, modes and orders of governing and governance. A series of useful distinctions are employed, for example, between self, `co', and hierarchical modes, and between first, second, or meta orders to illustrate the many different structures and levels of modern governance today.</p> <p></p> <p>Theoretically rich and illuminating, <b>Governing and Governance</b> will be essential reading for all students and academics across the social and political sciences, public management and public administration.