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Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given
area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject
in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of
travel. They are relevant but also visionary. In order to be
successful, public administration (PA) research has to be
methodologically promiscuous. Attempting either quantitative or
qualitative purity is no way to reflect the complex realities of
public administration in the real world. Looking to the future of
the subject, this Research Handbook seeks to suggest the future of
PA research, and the directions which it may - or should - take.
With chapters from leading researchers, A Research Agenda for
Public Administration offers observations, analysis, and concerns
from researchers. With thematically linked chapters, this book
focuses and clarifies the current research agenda for public
administration while endorsing the need for relevant research in
the field, and advocating for theory which fits the reality and
practice of public administration, for example, in the areas of
climate change, disease control, and migration and inequality. This
Research Agenda will assist students of PA as well as of public
sector management, especially postgraduates, but it is also a
useful resource for more established researchers seeking to
understand the major emerging issues. Contributors include: T.
Brandsen, G. Brewer, W. Dreschsler, P. Dunleavy, C.A. Dunlop, M.
Evans, M. Halupka, S. Kuhlman, T.R. Liiv, A. Massey, C. McGregor,
K. Pan-Suk, C. Pollitt, C.M. Radaelli, T. Randma-Liiv, R. Rhodes,
K. Sarapuu, T. Steen, B. Verschuere, D. Walker, L. Zhiyong
Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given
area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject
in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of
travel. They are relevant but also visionary. In order to be
successful, public administration (PA) research has to be
methodologically promiscuous. Attempting either quantitative or
qualitative purity is no way to reflect the complex realities of
public administration in the real world. Looking to the future of
the subject, this Research Handbook seeks to suggest the future of
PA research, and the directions which it may - or should - take.
With chapters from leading researchers, A Research Agenda for
Public Administration offers observations, analysis, and concerns
from researchers. With thematically linked chapters, this book
focuses and clarifies the current research agenda for public
administration while endorsing the need for relevant research in
the field, and advocating for theory which fits the reality and
practice of public administration, for example, in the areas of
climate change, disease control, and migration and inequality. This
Research Agenda will assist students of PA as well as of public
sector management, especially postgraduates, but it is also a
useful resource for more established researchers seeking to
understand the major emerging issues. Contributors include: T.
Brandsen, G. Brewer, W. Dreschsler, P. Dunleavy, C.A. Dunlop, M.
Evans, M. Halupka, S. Kuhlman, T.R. Liiv, A. Massey, C. McGregor,
K. Pan-Suk, C. Pollitt, C.M. Radaelli, T. Randma-Liiv, R. Rhodes,
K. Sarapuu, T. Steen, B. Verschuere, D. Walker, L. Zhiyong
This broad and all-encompassing study focuses on Europe's new
policy agendas. It brings together international academic experts
on a range of policies to discuss Europe's place in the world and
its relationship to the USA and beyond. This book concentrates on
two key themes of particular salience for policy makers: the
enlargement of the EU and the place of Europe in international
politics. An expansive list of important policy areas within these
themes is explored, including: enlargement - political and
constitutional implications and international socialization of
central and eastern Europe Europe and the USA: security and defence
policy, trade, finance and development institutional development
and external relations in justice and home affairs before and after
September 11 international terrorism, EU immigration and asylum and
borders policy human rights and civil rights agriculture,
environmental policy and regional policy pensions and ageing in
Europe. This book constitutes a major contribution to achieving a
deeper understanding of European integration and the barriers to
integration within the context of global and multi-level
governance. As such, it will be of enormous interest to an
extensive audience including academics, researchers, students,
policy makers and practitioners in the fields of political studies,
international relations, public policy, European studies, US
studies and security studies.
This major book reviews and analyses the changes that have taken
place in public administration in Britain and North America over
the last ten years and which will continue to have a profound
impact on central and local bureaucracies well into the next
century.Managing the Public Sector provides a critical introduction
and successfully combines a review of the literature with original
research. It relates theory to practice and highlights the problem
of implementation. It covers all the major issues including
privatization, and the importance of the business sector both as a
partner and a powerful lobby for efforts to use market mechanisms
to devolve power. This thoroughly modern, up-to-date book will be
essential reading for all courses on public administration and
policy analysis and the management of the public sector.
It is about time for another Handbook, and Massey and Johnston have
given us a good one. It is to be commended particularly for having
avoided the Anglocentricity of some previous volumes. Eminent
scholars line up to give us useful frameworks for thinking about
governance, and mature analyses of current systems across the
continents. An excellent addition to both library and classroom.' -
Christopher Pollitt, Leuven Public Government Institute,
BelgiumTaking a comparative approach unmatched by any other book on
this topic, this vital Handbook explores key questions around the
ways in which public administration and governance challenges can
be addressed by governments in an increasingly globalized world.
World-leading experts explore contemporary issues of government and
governance, as well as the relationship between civil society and
the political class. The insights offered will allow policy makers
and officials to explore options for policy making in a new and
informed way. Adopting global perspectives of governance and public
sector management, the Handbook includes scrutiny of current issues
such as: public policy capacity, wicked policy problems, public
sector reforms, the challenges of globalization and complexity
management. Practitioners and scholars of public administration
deliver a range of perspectives on the abiding wicked issues and
challenges to delivering public services, and the way that delivery
is structured. The Handbook uniquely provides international
coverage of perspectives from Africa, Asia, North and South
America, Europe and Australia. Practitioners and scholars of public
administration, public policy, public sector management and
international relations will learn a great deal from this Handbook
about the issues and structures of government and governance in an
increasingly complex world. Contributors: Perri 6, J.T. Anagnoson,
G. Andranovich, A. Badran, G. Bouckaert, R. Cameron, S.S. Cankar,
G.M. Cejudo, D. Curry, W. Drechsler, R.C. Gomes, J. Halligan, G.
Hammerschmid, B.W. Head, S. Jilke, K. Johnston, A. Massey, D.
Mctavish, J. O'Flynn, V. Petkovcek, R. Pyper, R.A.W Rhodes, D.J.
Savoie, L. Secchi, A. Tiernan, K.K. Tummala, S. Van De Walle, Z.
Zhu
This book represents a major attempt to draw together two
fundamental streams of research: intergovernmental relations and
multi-level governance (MLG). Combining US and European schools of
thought, this timely volume outlines key areas of convergence and
divergence. IGR concerns interactions within the public sector and
is traditionally favored in America, whereas MLG is more pertinent
to the crossroads of the vertical (intergovernmental) and
horizontal (state-society) dimensions and is considered foremost a
European approach. The principal objective of this book is to
bridge the gap between academic communities on either side of the
Atlantic. Prominent scholars have gathered together for this volume
and their various contributions, both individually and as a whole,
provide a fresh and novel perspective on IGR and MLG and their
interconnections. This innovative book will be of particular appeal
to scholars and students of political science in America, Europe
and beyond as well as practitioners in US and EU governments. The
companion volume Policy, Performance and Management in Governance
and Intergovernmental Relations is also available from Edward Elgar
Publishing.
While there is no universally accepted definition of civil servant
and civil service, this authoritative and informative Handbook
compares and contrasts various approaches to organizing the
structure and activities of different civil service systems. The
expert contributors consider the historical and theoretical context
of public administration and public sector management, applying
relevant theories and frameworks to provide a disciplinary
perspective. Recurring topics and themes are explored, and
international comparisons are made via case studies from Africa,
Asia, Australasia, Europe, and North and South America. Issues
addressed in each country study include accountability, structure,
processes and institutions, as well as the relationship to the
broader political systems in a world becoming aware that it exists
within a differentiated polity. The Weberian legacy, joined-up
government and the hollowed-out state thesis and the debate between
Anglo-American influenced systems versus the Continental European
approach to organizing the civil service are also discussed in
detail. This systematic comparison of civil service systems and
their political and theoretical foundations will prove essential
reading for academics and students focusing on public policy and
public sector management. Public service professionals will also
find this book to be a crucial resource. Contributors include:
T.E.D. Anagnosen, P. Barberis, E. Borgonovi, F. Buick, M.
Desbouvries, M. Duggett, O.P. Dwivedi, M. Evans, A. Ferraro, J.
Halligan, S. Horton, J.-M. Kauzya, M. Kikuchi, A. Massey, D.S.
Mishra, A. Nakamura, J. O'Flynn, E. Ongaro, R. Parry, R. Pyper, C.
Sadleir
This innovative book examines the concept of Eurogovernance and the
parameters of public policy making in contemporary Europe. It
argues that government and governance can only be understood from a
multi-theoretical perspective and analyses the consequences of the
challenge of regional interdependence for individual states, the
European Union, and for Europe as a whole.In the first part, the
authors introduce theories of public policy, the policy process and
decision making. They then discuss Eurogovernance in the light of
issues such as immigration, health policy, environment policy,
eastward expansion of the European Union (EU), structural funding
and defence policy. They find that there is no one correct way to
analyse Europe's public policy and governance - the type of
analysis changes according to its context. The authors also discuss
the continuing hegemony exercised by the USA in, for example,
security and defence issues, as well as economic management.
Readers are also made aware of the dangers emanating from regions
of instability, dangers which if not properly addressed may come to
pose a threat to the grand designs of the architects of the EU's
political and cultural destiny. This book will be essential reading
for scholars of public policy and European studies.
This innovative book presents a transatlantic comparison of
governance and Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) policy,
performance and management. By examining both analytical and
empirical differences and similarities between the European Union
and the United States, this comprehensive book provides a better
understanding of (inter) governmental systems, settings and actors
operating in the post New Public Management Era. The expert
contributors consider processes of policy formulation and
implementation from an intergovernmental point of view, examine
issues of performance and accountability that rise in IGR settings
and zoom in on the importance and implications of IGR for welfare.
Taken together, these insights provide an important next step into
the world of transatlantic research and comparison. This timely
book will appeal to academics and researchers involved in IGR and
Multi-Level Governance from the US and Europe as well as
post-graduate students in public administration and public policy.
Contributors: E. Anessi-Pessina, G. Bouckaert, T. Bovaird, P.J.
CamAes, E. CantA(1), C. Carbone, E. Charbonneau, L. Coleman, T.
Conlan, F. Ebinger, G. Fattore, C. Ferrario, H.G. Frederickson, S.
Grohs, J.L. Hall, J.S. Hall, J. Halligan, D. Hands, L. Hems, A.
Henderson, M. Holzer, P.L. Hupe, D. Johnson, S. Kuhlmann, M.
Laffin, J.W. Meek, E.A. Miller, L. Niklasson, P. Posner, R. Reiter,
N.M. Riccucci, P.S. Roberts, M.L. Seguiti, T. Steen, T. Toonen, E.
Wayenberg, C. Weissert, A. Zanardi
Civil services in Western liberal democracies have undergone
significant changes since the early 1980s, so much so that many of
the traditional assumptions underpinning their role and operating
practices have been fundamentally questioned. This volume explores
a number of themes inherent in this transformation process and the
significant problems encountered in modernizing civil services. The
commitment to modernizing public services has been a constant trend
of Western governments and has encompassed many approaches under a
variety of labels, such as new public management and reinventing
government. As a result of such developments, the public services
of many countries have been transformed, with civil services being
singled out for particular attention. This book critically examines
the application of the modernization agenda in the old
Commonwealth, the USA and Western Europe, including the
institutions of the EU. Particular attention is given to
developments in the British civil service, including the
implications of devolved government, human rights legislation, and
the Blair government's attempts to improve the policy process. For
students and academics of public administration, public policy and
comparative politics, this book will provide unrivalled coverage of
one of the most critical issues in contemporary public management
and policy.
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