Social Contextualisation of Governance: An Analysis

Abstract

Governance is simply the action or manner of governing a state, organisation etc. Thus governance refers to a process of governing. From the smallest social organisation of a family to the largest socio-political organisation of a state, the issue of governance is all about right decision-making in a right manner. The most formal entity of governance is a government, which is a body having sole responsibility and authority to make binding decisions in a given geo-political system. Thus the issues and challenges of good governance are of paramount importance for the citizens of a state. Then the institution of governance must be so rooted in the dynamics of the Indian society so that all the stakeholders of governance get involved and interact, and make decisions regarding collective issues and create or reinforce social norms and institutions through public participation.