Box 1.

The meaning of certain words

In the paper the words interaction, cooperation, coordination, integration and coherence are used in the following meaning:

Interaction: the situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another to produce a new or stronger effect.

Cooperation: the action when organizations are working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit.

Coordination: the process where organizations are organizing themselves so that they work together properly and well

Integration: the act where organizations are combining or adding parts of their work to make a unified whole. Integration is harder to achieve (See “The 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development” section).

Coherence: a logical, orderly and consistent relation of different parts of for instance a strategy or policy addressed by several organizations