Professor Robert Geyer, Governing Complexity in the 21st century

Robert Geyer is a Professor in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University (UK). His more recent works include: Handbook on Complexity and Public Policy (2015, edited with Paul Cairney) and Complexity and Public Policy (2010, co-authored with Samir Rihani).

Governing Complexity in the 21st Century surveys the ways in which social systems are becoming more complex. It shows how this complexity impacts every aspect of life for individuals, governments and societies in most social systems at individual, regional, national and global scales and explores how embracing ‘complexity thinking’ can greatly improve the art of governance in all policy areas.