Conclusion

Abstract

The major problem we raise in this book concerns the governance of the network, when it extends its frontiers to integrate other networks. To develop this reflection, in the first chapter, we have presented theories about network governance. In the second chapter, we have directed our attention on the governance of the network following different typologies, that is “Steered network”, “Distributed network”, “Administered network”. In the third chapter, we have evoked governance issues when network growth becomes a “Network of networks”. In a “Network of networks”, it is a question of finding new federative mechanisms which exceed the simple relationship of trust. For that purpose, it is advisable to lean on multi-purpose mediators, whose membership in several political coalitions indicates them as heads of networks. In the fourth chapter, we have examined two case studies that enlightened us on the governance of a “Network of networks” issue.