Alexander Meghan, Doorn Neelke, Priest Sally
1Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT UK.
2Department of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5015, 2628 BX Delft, The Netherlands.
Reg Environ Change. 2018;18(2):397-408. doi: 10.1007/s10113-017-1195-4. Epub 2017 Jul 21.
Legitimacy is widely regarded as a founding principle of 'good' and effective governance, yet despite intense academic debate and policy discourse, the concept remains conceptually confusing and poorly articulated in practice. To bridge this gap, this research performed an interpretive thematic analysis of academic scholarship across public administration, public policy, law, political science, and geography. Four core themes were identified in relation to , , and , with numerous sub-themes therein. In an attempt to clarify conceptual confusion, this paper grounds these theoretical debates in the context of flood risk governance where numerous legitimacy dilemmas exist. A number of questions are presented as conceptual 'signposts' to encourage reflexive governance in the future. Thus, more broadly, we assert the importance of bringing legitimacy to the forefront of contemporary flood risk governance discourse and practice, moving beyond the realm of academic reflection.
合法性被广泛视为“良好”且有效治理的一项基本原则，然而，尽管存在激烈的学术辩论和政策讨论，但该概念在概念上仍令人困惑，且在实践中表述不清。为弥合这一差距，本研究对公共行政、公共政策、法律、政治学和地理学等领域的学术成果进行了解释性主题分析。围绕……、……和……确定了四个核心主题，其中还有许多子主题。为试图厘清概念上的混乱，本文将这些理论辩论置于存在众多合法性困境的洪水风险治理背景之中。提出了一些问题作为概念性“路标”，以鼓励未来的反思性治理。因此，更广泛地说，我们主张将合法性置于当代洪水风险治理话语和实践的前沿，超越学术反思的范畴，这一点很重要。
