Lessons from collaborative governance and sociobiology theories for reinforcing sustained cooperation: a government food security case study

摘要: Abstract Objectives This research aimed to understand how cooperation and collaboration work in interagency arrangements using a case study of the public management food security nutrition Bogota, Colombia. Study Design explored available scientific literature on Collaborative Governance within Public Management body knowledge Cooperation from Sociobiology field. Then, proposals were developed for testing ground through an action-research effort that was documented as study. Finally, observations used test some analytical generalizations developed. Methods To document study, several personal interviews, file reviews normative conducted generate database. Results Collaboration concepts framework can be understood shared desirable outcome unites different agencies committing efforts resources accomplishment common goal society, seen obtaining specific territory. emerges when following conditions exist decreases they are absent: (1) strong sponsorship may come central government policy or distributed consensus; (2) clear definition participating agencies; (3) stability staff assigned coordination system; (4) fitness function staff, mechanism reward punish level each individual effort. Conclusions As this investigated only one findings must taken with care any generalization made needs nature. Additionally, done accept these results universally. Food For between emerge, minimum set characteristics established during merging sociobiology fields validated by means accomplished.