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作者：Roberts, AS
作者单位：Syracuse University; Syracuse University
摘要：The United Kingdom's new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is intended to empower citizens by granting a right to government documents. However, the law will be implemented by a government that has developed highly centralized structures for controlling the communications activity of its departments. How will the revolutionary potential of the FOIA be squared with government's concern for 'message discipline'? Experience in implementing Canada's Access to Information Act may provide an answer....
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作者：Donovan, C
摘要：Research on the governance of publicly funded research does not recognize that social science and 'science' are distinct activities. Neither does it recognize that regulating research policy in purely science and technology terms has undesirable consequences for the social sciences - intended or otherwise. This paper seeks to correct these omissions and considers the governance of social science through the example of regulating 'everyday epistemology' at the science policy level. The British ...
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作者：Skelcher, C; Mathur, N; Smith, M
作者单位：University of Birmingham
摘要：This article investigates the relationship between democratic practices and the design of institutions operating in collaborative spaces, those policy and spatial domains where multiple public, private and non-profit actors join together to shape, make and implement public policy. Partnerships are organizational manifestations of institutional design for collaboration. They offer flexibility and stakeholder engagement, but are loosely coupled to representative democratic systems. A multi-metho...
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作者：Mayer, I; Edelenbos, J; Monnikhof, R
作者单位：Delft University of Technology; Erasmus University Rotterdam; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC
摘要：The question can be raised whether the principal effect of interactive policy development is to shore up a (creaking) democratic system or to destabilize its very foundations. In this article, a framework is presented for assessing the democratic credentials of interactive policy development. It is based on four views on how a democracy should work: instrumental or substantial democracy and direct or indirect democracy. Critics and advocates differ in their confidence that the intended aims ca...
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作者：Baggott, R
作者单位：De Montfort University
摘要：This article explores the introduction of a new system of patient and public involvement (PPI) in the NHS in England. After seeking to clarify the terminology found in this field, the article explores the background to the new system, why proposals were brought forward by the government and how they were implemented. The article also examines the main criticisms of the new system, which include under-resourcing, lack of capacity, complexity and fragmentation. The article concludes by drawing o...
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作者：Adshead, M
作者单位：University of Limerick
摘要：In order to examine institutional change in Republic of Ireland (hereinafter referred to as 'Ireland' or 'the Irish case') as a consequence of European integration, this article looks at the adaptation of national institutions subsequent to EU membership. A new institutionalist approach is taken towards the definition and discussion of institutions in order that the analysis may encompass the broadest range of changes consequent to EU membership: in relation to national structures; decision-ma...
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作者：Jones, GW
作者单位：University of London; London School Economics & Political Science
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作者：Oliver, D
作者单位：University of London; University College London
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作者：Wilson, J
作者单位：University of Teesside
摘要：Since its election in May 1997, the Labour Government in the United Kingdom has emphasized the need for modernization in the improvement of public services. For local government, this emphasis has led to the introduction of a variety of measures intended, primarily, to improve political management and service delivery. Two key policies have been the introduction of Best Value and the Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA). CPA is used by the Audit Commission for measuring local authority p...
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作者：Koppenjan, JFM
作者单位：Delft University of Technology
摘要：Despite high expectations, in The Netherlands the formation of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the field of transport infrastructure is stagnating. This article addresses the question of why this is the case. On the basis of a comparative analysis of 9 case studies concerning the building of partnerships, 3 patterns are identified. The first is the successful formation of partnerships resulting in enriched projects. The second pattern is that of early interaction resulting in ambitious p...
