Assessing and understanding governance in the health system is crucial as public officials, donors and researchers strive to understand how to improve the performance of health systems.
Indeed, when it came time to elect Benedict's successor, George emphasized the importance of governance and of understanding the global church.
Understanding governance systems for adaptation is vital given current and future substantial monetary investments in adaptation activities; that is, identifying who is involved in making policy and practical decisions relating to climate change and health, and the enabling and hindering factors for different contexts.
In the environmental governance literature, Social Network Analysis SNAA) has been found useful in understanding complex governance arrangements.
The growing importance of understanding informal governance mechanisms and decision-making processes 'rooted in day-to-day, ground level realities' (Jones [2011]) in pastoralist communities cannot be overestimated.
There is growing recognition in the tiger conservation community about the importance of understanding policy, governance, and economics to achieve or hamper conservation objectives.
Understanding the governance of such lands and how they impact land use, land management, livelihoods, and landscapes is increasingly important in the face of drought and increasing vulnerabilities due to climate change.
Defining the nature of the relationship between contractual and relational governance is critical for understanding how to maintain commitment and coordination between private and public organizations in long-term partnerships.
The initial focus on survey-based research and data analysis gradually transformed in the direction of understanding local governance, political analysis, marginalization, gender and empowerment.
In the words of Haddad et al., "The initial focus on survey-based research and data analysis gradually transformed in the direction of understanding local governance, political analysis, marginalization, gender and empowerment" [ 4].
