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作者:Groenleer, Martijn
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作者:Chapman, Rachael; Lowndes, Vivien
作者单位:Northumbria University; University of Nottingham
摘要:With the growth of network governance, non-electoral forms of representation are of increasing significance. The claims of non-elected representatives are potentially more specific, explicit, and flexible than those of their elected counterparts. The quality of such claims can be assessed in relation to 'authenticity', rather than traditional criteria of authorization or accountability. These propositions are explored through first-hand accounts of 'faith representatives' involved in a variety...
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作者:Egeberg, Morten
作者单位:University of Oslo
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作者:Lindsay, Colin; Osborne, Stephen P.; Bond, Sue
作者单位:University of Strathclyde; University of Edinburgh; Heriot Watt University
摘要:Third sector organizations (TSOs) have emerged as key players in the delivery of public services to assist jobless people to improve their employability and move from welfare to work. Drawing on in-depth research with employability providers in Scotland, this article explores how TSOs have responded to the challenges of a rapidly changing public services environment. Specifically, we use the concept of the New Public Governance' to explore TSOs' relationships with UK, devolved and local govern...
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作者:Villalobos, Jose D.; Vaughn, Justin S.; Cohen, David B.
作者单位:University of Texas System; University of Texas El Paso; Boise State University; University System of Ohio; University of Akron
摘要:The notion that public managers influence organizational performance is common in public administration research. However, less is known about why some managers are better at influencing organizational performance than others. Furthermore, relatively few studies have systematically examined managerial influence and scholars have yet to investigate either quantitatively or systematically managerial influence in the White House. Utilizing original survey data collected from former White House of...
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作者:Petzschmann, Paul
摘要:The inter-war period saw a flowering of comparative research on emergency administration in response to the Great Depression. This article argues that Weimar and Nazi Germany was an important point of reference for scholars comparing different policy responses to the Great Depression. Centralization and administrative discretion were considered pivotal for effective crisis governance, irrespective of the political context. The resulting administrative ideology was ignorant of the polycratic re...
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作者:Willems, Tom
作者单位:University of Antwerp
摘要:This article questions the negative outlook on the democratic accountability in public-private partnerships (PPPs). It challenges this widely held perception in the literature with the empirical findings of a case study of Flemish school infrastructure (Belgium). A large design, build, finance, and maintenance (DBFM) programme is compared with the regular subsidizing system through the public agency AGIOn (Agency for School Infrastructure). This case study demonstrates that more accountability...
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作者:Jupp, James
作者单位:Australian National University
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作者:Forsyth, Tim
作者单位:University of London; London School Economics & Political Science
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作者:Sun, Dechao
作者单位:Jilin University