bonding & bridging in capacity development networks prof. dr. wim van vierssen, ceo, kwr...
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Bonding & Bridgingin Capacity Development Networks
Prof. Dr. Wim van Vierssen, CEO, KWR Watercycle Research Institute
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The Challenge of Capacity Development
COMBINING:
• different types of knowledge
(tacit/explicit, scientific/practical)
• a diversity of actors (water
disciplines, societal sectors,
geographical levels)
• a diversity of formal and informal
norms and rules
• mutual interdependencies and
exchange of resources (budget,
status, leadership)
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Complex Capacity Development Networks
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UN-Water: Enabling Capacity DevelopmentInterfaces
• bonding among actors through organizing interactions across policy and practice, across water disciplines and across geographical levels
• bridging (strongly) institutionalized boundaries between policy and practice, water disciplines and geographical levels through strategic decisions
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Example: boundaries betweenwater professionals in the Netherlands
ALTERS
water domainsdrinking water sewerage wastewater water management unrelated to water
sample size
EGO
drinking water71% 17% 27% 25% 11% 364
sewerage20% 62% 49% 41% 4% 318
wastewater22% 27% 68% 27% 10% 523
water management17% 25% 26% 70% 11% 565
unrelated to water24% 15% 12% 36% 48% 33
sample size 344 276 445 526 159
Source: Wen et al., in prep.
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Example: boundaries betweenwater professionals in the Netherlands
ALTERS
societal sectorsbusiness government science NGO others
sample size
EGO
business37% 46% 8% 6% 2% 100%
government35% 49% 9% 4% 2% 100%
science23% 34% 24% 13% 7% 100%
NGO35% 20% 15% 31% 0% 100%
others33% 25% 14% 3% 24% 100%
sample size 466 590 156 112 50
Source: Wen et al., in prep.
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Example: boundaries betweenwater professionals in the Netherlands
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Network Science meetsCapacity Development
Practice
Expertise in
Scientific Research onWater-related
Knowledge Networks
Expertise in
Water relatedCapacity Development
Practices
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How to deal with complexity?
1. Mapping the emerging network
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How to deal with complexity?
2. Identifying capacity needs and gaps
Knowledge
Actors Relations Network
Affiliation
Motivation
Attitude
Trust
Duration
Intensity
Proximity
Diversity
Bonding
Bridging
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How to deal with complexity?
3. Recommendations for a productive and robust
network
‘Right’ balance between:
BONDING(proximity between actors and groups, which enhances communication and interaction)
BRIDGING(diversity among actors and groups, which prevents redundancy and enhances integration and coproduction)
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Thank you for your attention