The New Public Governance

The New Public Governance
Author: Stephen P. Osborne
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2010-01-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135173273

Despite predictions that 'new public management' would establish itself as the new paradigm of Public Administration and Management, recent academic research has highlighted concerns about the intra-organizational focus and limitations of this approach. This book represents a comprehensive analysis of the state of the art of public management, examining and framing the debate in this important area. The New Public Governance? sets out to explore this emergent field of research and to present a framework with which to understand it. Divided into five parts, the book examines: Theoretical underpinnings of the concept of governance, especially competing perspectives from Europe and the US Governance of inter-organizational partnerships and contractual relationships Governance of policy networks Lessons learned and future directions Under the steely editorship of Stephen Osborne and with contributions from leading academics including Owen Hughes, John M. Bryson, Don Kettl, Guy Peters and Carsten Greve, this book will be of particular interest to researchers and students of public administration, public management, public policy and public services management.

New Forms of Governance in Research Organizations

New Forms of Governance in Research Organizations
Author: Dorothea Jansen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2007-03-14
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1402058314

This book undertakes to develop a sector specific theory of governance of the public research sector and applies it to the German research system. The book is the outcome of a large interdisciplinary project. It analyzes the reforms in the German research system from an integrated perspective of law, economics and social sciences. The case of Germany is compared to reforms in other European countries such as Austria, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

The New Public Service

The New Public Service
Author: Janet V Denhardt
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2016-09-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1315289474

This widely praised work provides a framework for the many voices calling for the reaffirmation of democratic values, citizenship, and service in the public interest. The expanded edition includes an all-new chapter that addresses the practical issues of applying these ideals in actual, real-life situations. "The New Public Service, Expanded Edition" is organized around a set of seven core principles: serve citizens, not customers; seek the public interest; value citizenship and public service above entrepreneurship; think strategically, act democratically; recognize that accountability isn't simple; serve, rather than steer; and value people, not just productivity. The book asks us to think carefully and critically about what public service is, why it is important, and what values ought to guide what we do and how we do it. It celebrates what is distinctive, important and meaningful about public service and considers how we might better live up to those ideals and values. All students and serious practitioners in public administration and public policy should read this book. While debates about public policy issues will surely continue, this compact, clearly written volume provides an important framework for public service based on and fully integrated with citizen discourse and the public interest.

Democracy in Practice

Democracy in Practice
Author: Thomas C. Beierle
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2010-09-30
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1136528083

In spite of the expanding role of public participation in environmental decisionmaking, there has been little systematic examination of whether it has, to date, contributed toward better environmental management. Neither have there been extensive empirical studies to examine how participation processes can be made more effective. Democracy in Practice brings together, for the first time, the collected experience of 30 years of public involvement in environmental decisionmaking. Using data from 239 cases, the authors evaluate the success of public participation and the contextual and procedural factors that lead to it. Thomas Beierle and Jerry Cayford demonstrate that public participation has not only improved environmental policy, but it has also played an important educational role and has helped resolve the conflict and mistrust that often plague environmental issues. Among the authors' findings are that intensive 'problem-solving' processes are most effective for achieving a broad set of social goals, and participant motivation and agency responsiveness are key factors for success. Democracy in Practice will be useful for a broad range of interests. For researchers, it assembles the most comprehensive data set on the practice of public participation, and presents a systematic typology and evaluation framework. For policymakers, political leaders, and citizens, it provides concrete advice about what to expect from public participation, and how it can be made more effective. Democracy in Practice concludes with a systematic guide for use by government agencies in their efforts to design successful public participation efforts.

Public Management and Administration

Public Management and Administration
Author: Owen E. Hughes
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1998
Genre: Public administration
ISBN: 9780312216887

This book provides an introduction to, and assessment of, the theories and principles of the new public management and compares and contrasts these with the traditional model of public administration.

Public Management Reform

Public Management Reform
Author: Christopher Pollitt
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781280815027

In this major new contribution to a rapidly expanding field, the authors offer an integrated analysis of the wave of management reforms which have swept through so many countries in the last twenty years. The reform trajectories of ten countries are compared, and key differences of approach discussed. Unlike some previous works, this volume affords balanced coverage to the 'New Public Management' (NPM) and the 'non-NPM' or 'reluctant NPM' countries, since it covers Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, the UK and the USA. Unusually, it also includes a preliminary analysis of attempts to improve management within the European Commission.

Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Management

Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Management
Author: Schedler, Kuno
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2022-08-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1800375492

This comprehensive Encyclopedia is an essential reference text for students, scholars and practitioners in public management. Offering a broad and inter-cultural perspective on public management as a field of practice and science, it covers all the most relevant and contemporary terms and concepts, comprising 78 entries written by nearly 100 leading international scholars.

Proceedings of the International Conference of Public Administration and Governance (ICoPAG 2022)

Proceedings of the International Conference of Public Administration and Governance (ICoPAG 2022)
Author: Firda Hidayati
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2023-07-25
Genre: Law
ISBN: 2384760823

This is an open access book. The role of administrative science in the management of public sector organizations and the business sector is crucial. Accordingly, it must be able to create science-based contributions in the disruption time caused by the current pandemic. Since a lot of challenges arise in administrative science due to this pandemic, such as physical restrictions, digitization of services, and also loss of economic resources need some change and adaptation in the practise of public administration. Various important discussions and research in public administration on pandemics have achieved many things, starting from the impact of the pandemic in various sectors, organizational adaptation strategies, policy implementation and evaluation, policy best practices for resilience, but among that good work, much is still needed. One of them is public discussion forums that are able to provide inspiration and solutions to various problems in this new normal era. Therefore, the Master of Public Administration program organize an international seminars and conferences entitled ‘Globalization and the Challenges of Public Administration in the Post Covid 19 amid intense geopolitical competition’. The whole series of virtual international seminar and conference is open to students, lecturers, researchers, policy makers, and practitioners who are interested in issues related to Administrative Science to share their work and ideas. Participants will present their paper work in English. Non-presenting participants are allowed to choose discussion groups according to their respective interests, and thus the seminar will be a good opportunity to receive feedback for the presented papers. and stay informed about trends and research agendas in the field.