Feedback on the co-construction of a guide on territorial governance

Abstract

Territorial governance has become a major issue and a central question for the implementation of public policies. As part of the partnership research program PSDR (the French acronym standing for "research program for and on regional development"), a hybrid group composed of researchers, regional development professionals and local actors met within the Gouv.Innov project. Relying on several areas of study, this collective gradually built a definition of territorial governance as well as an analysis grid that appeared sufficiently robust to deal with the multiplicity of situations encountered in the field. A methodological guide was then co-developed for the implementation of territorial governance, primarily aimed at facilitating learning and stimulating reflexivity. This article presents the main results of this partnership research project and the perspectives prospects envisaged by emphasizing the importance of collective learning during the elaboration of the guide. We conclude with a reflection on the methods of implementation and the interest of a partnership research such as it was carried out in the Gouv.Innov project and the first concrete results.