Towards institutional fit? The reality of institutional capacity through two food security exemplars

摘要: Global challenges face many local governments, which in turn, need to rapidly build their capacity respond. Local government requires alignment with organizational partners, higher levels of government, external societal actors and constituents, through the concept institutional fit, acquire respond global challenges. Institutional fit discursively enables increase its reach collective capacity. We analysed two case studies Australia that aimed improve food security addressing equity other social aspects challenge. Case study analysis was based on in-depth interviews, primary document secondary data pertaining initiatives. Findings show collaborative partnerships can provide greater understanding goals, roles higher-level commitment needed for fit. Aligning capacities between within organizations institutions is also required because severely restricted without whole-of-institutional similar goals. found, however, constrained response change complex nature challenge neoliberalism militates against wider domain entire response. argue needs be embedded any process. More nuanced targeted understandings each organization then understood, along role power domain, so appropriate planning occurs identify target responses are achieved by whom.