Routledge Critical Studies in Public Management
About the Book Series
The study and practice of public management has undergone profound changes across the world. Over the last quarter century, we have seen
- the increasing criticism of public administration as the over-arching framework for the provision of public services
- the rise (and critical appraisal) of the ‘New Public Management’ as an emergent paradigm for the provision of public services
- the transformation of the ‘public sector’ into the cross-sectoral provision of public services
- the growth of the governance of inter-organizational relationships as an essential element in the provision of public services
In reality these trends have not so much replaced each other as elided or co-existed together – the public policy process has not gone away as a legitimate topic of study, intra-organizational management continues to be essential to the efficient provision of public services, whist the governance of inter-organizational and inter-sectoral relationships is now essential to the effective provision of these services.
This series is dedicated to presenting and critiquing this important body of theory and empirical study. It will publish books that both explore and evaluate the emergent and developing nature of public administration, management and governance (in theory and practice) and examine the relationship with and contribution to the over-arching disciplines of management and organizational sociology. Books in the series will be of interest to academics and researchers in this field, students undertaking advanced studies, and reflective policy makers and practitioners.
Strategic Management and Governance: Strategy Execution Around the World
1st Edition
By Paul Joyce
January 29, 2024
This book is an investigation into the evolving nature and consequences of strategic management in public governance. It is prompted by the practical as well as the academic interest in the application of strategic management to public governance and to the public sector. The main features of this ...
Civic Engagement, Community-Based Initiatives and Governance Capacity: An International Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Jurian Edelenbos, Astrid Molenveld, Ingmar van Meerkerk
August 01, 2022
This book intends to theoretically conceptualize and empirically investigate upcoming and established practices of community-based initiatives in various countries in which both citizens and governments join efforts and capacities to solve wicked issues. It aims to include and compare cases from ...
Public Service Logic: Creating Value for Public Service Users, Citizens, and Society Through Public Service Delivery
1st Edition
By Stephen Osborne
April 29, 2022
This book is based upon and extends the theoretical and empirical work of the author over the last decade. It integrates material deriving from his previous conceptual and empirical work in this field, together with new empirical evidence from emerging research. Public Service Logic ...
Reimagining Public Managers: Delivering Public Value
1st Edition
By Usman W. Chohan
April 29, 2022
Public value theory speaks to the co-creation of value between politicians, citizens, and public managers, with a focus on the public manager in terms of her contributions, initiatives, and limitations in value creation. But just who are public managers? Public value regularly treats the "public ...
Collaborative Governance for Local Economic Development: Lessons from Countries around the World
1st Edition
Edited
By Denita Cepiku, So Hee Jeon, David K. Jesuit
June 30, 2021
Although collaborations for local and regional economic development have been popular in recent years, it is not yet wholly clear when or how such efforts bring successful outcomes. Using an integrative conceptual framework for collaborative governance, this innovative collection provides a ...
Governing the Reformed University
1st Edition
Edited
By Niels Ejersbo, Carsten Greve, Signe Pihl-Thingvad
June 30, 2021
Universities are important public institutions and are seen as key drivers for a country’s economic and intellectual development. Their ability to deliver relevant research and education at the highest level have an impact on growth and progress in society, and governments attempt to control and ...
Critical Perspectives on the Management and Organization of Emergency Services
1st Edition
By Paresh Wankhade, Leo McCann, Peter Murphy
March 31, 2021
Critical Perspectives in Emergency Services Management makes an important contribution to the subject of emergency services management and to public administration and organization studies more generally. It critically assesses developments in emergency services management by examining the ...
Networks and Collaboration in the Public Sector: Essential research approaches, methodologies and analytic tools
1st Edition
Edited
By Joris Voets, Robyn Keast, Christopher Koliba
March 31, 2021
Networks and other collaborations are central to the public sector’s ability to respond to their diverse responsibilities, from international development and regional governance, to policy development and service provision. Great strides have been made toward understanding their formation, ...
Public Service Management and Asylum: Co-production, Inclusion and Citizenship
1st Edition
By Kirsty Strokosch
March 31, 2021
Co-production occurs when citizens actively participate in the design and delivery of public services. The concept and its practice are of increasing interest among policymakers, public service managers and academics alike, with co-production often being described as a revolutionary solution to ...
Co-Production and Co-Creation: Engaging Citizens in Public Services
1st Edition
Edited
By Taco Brandsen, Bram Verschuere, Trui Steen
December 18, 2020
Co-production and co-creation occur when citizens participate actively in delivering and designing the services they receive. It has come increasingly onto the agenda of policymakers, as interest in citizen participation has more generally soared. Expectations are high and it is regarded as a ...
Co-Production and Public Service Management: Citizenship, Governance and Public Services Management
1st Edition
By Victor Pestoff
December 18, 2020
This volume compiles a dozen essays, by one of the most prolific proponents of co-production as a solution for many of the challenges facing public services and democratic governance at the outset of the 21st Century. Co-production is considered a partnership between citizens and public service ...
Creating and Implementing Public Policy: Cross-sectoral debates
1st Edition
Edited
By Gemma Carey, Kathy Landvogt, Jo Barraket
December 18, 2020
In order to address major social policy problems, governments need to break down sectoral barriers and create better working relationships between practitioners, policymakers and researchers. Currently, major blockages exist, and stereotypes abound. Academics are seen as out-of-touch and ...