Governability, governance…in short, the state

Abstract

Governability is an old and significant worry and a part of the speech of political western thought. It appears under this concept when a systemic crisis of wellbeing capitalism casts some doubt on governments’ capacity and stability to make legitimate and effective decisions. By the public policies’ approach adopted by International credit organizations, governance is offered in response to governability crisis., centered on State capacity to establish a network of interdependent horizontal relations with other institutional actors, both State and non-State. Searching for theories or for a social dynamics’ paradigm, governance shifts away from the traditional western political State-centric speech, translating into a State present vision for social order building and chances for more inclusive societies. This article offers a reflection on the governance concept, emphasizing on non-State implications within its essential core.