Erik Hans Klijn is Professor of Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. His research focuses on topics like network management, the role of trust, public-private partnerships, democratic legitimacy, the influence of media attention, and branding.

Joop Koppenjan is Professor of Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He studies public policy, complex decision-making, governance networks, public-private partnerships, and public service delivery in areas like transport, water, urban governance, social support, care, and safety.

1. Governance Networks in the Public Sector. An Introduction Part I: Governance Networks 2. An Intellectual History of Networks 3. Substantive Complexity in Governance Networks: Multiple perceptions and contested knowledge 4. Strategic Complexity in Governance Networks: Strategies, games, rounds and arenas 5. Institutional Complexity of Governance Networks: Patterns, rules and trust Part II: Network Management 6. Managing Substantive Complexities in Governance Networks 7. Managing Strategic Complexity in Governance Networks 8. Managing Institutional Complexities in Governance Networks Part III: Normative Issues in Governance Networks 9. Governance Networks and Democracy 10. Governance Networks and Accountability 11. Evaluating Governance Networks Part IV: Synthesis and Reflection 12. Analyzing Governance Networks 13. Wrapping Things up and Looking Ahead: Towards a New Public Governance?