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Book SynopsisThe ninth edition of Public Administration: Understanding Management, Politics, and Law in the Public Sector grounds students in the fundamentals of public administration while embracing its complexity. It describes, explains, and analyzes public administration through the lenses of three well-established perspectives: management, politics, and law. In addition to thoroughly refreshed examples and case studies, significant updates to this new edition include the following: The discussion of management has been collapsed into a single category, contemporary public management, to better reflect the blending of traditional/orthodox and new public management approaches in the field. Significant changes to federal administration initiated by the Trump administration, the emergence of hyper- partisanship, major court decisions affecting public administration, and newer scholarship and foci in public administration. A thoroughly rewritten chapter on budTrade Review"This book is precisely what the field needs at this moment. By examining public administration through the lens of management, politics, and the law, students walk away with a complete understanding of how the field is shaped by multiple competing, and at times, conflicting forces. Also, by taking a longer historical view, students see how the field has changed over time. Students can see the triumphs and failures of various efforts and learn how to make informed decisions in the future. I am sure that this book will be adopted by programs around the world." Domonic Bearfield, Rutgers University Newark, USA "At a time of immense public challenges, this updated classic masterfully coaches the next generation of public servants in the areas of management, politics, and law. The authors present balanced and thorough assessments of current issues facing public organizations, public personnel, public budgeting and finance, decision making, policy analysis, ethics, and evaluation. This is a first-rate textbook for public administration courses around the world." Rosemary O’Leary, University of Kansas, USA "I've used this text for many years and across multiple editions. Students enjoy the relevant examples and practice-oriented implications. Pedagogically, I enjoy the fact that the book is organized around one of the key theories of public administration: separation of powers. Having a theoretically informed, constitutionally-based foundation on which to introduce students to public administration makes a tremendous difference. Students often ask how an MPA differs from an MBA. This book is one of the best teaching resources that I've found to not only engage this general question but also to subsequently train students in the unique and exciting practice of public service." Robert K. Christensen, Brigham Young University, USA "My graduate students always appreciate this textbook that clearly presents the perspectives and complexity of public administration based on three competing outlooks in the managerial, political, and legal horizons. This book guides students to understand what good public administration should be through a seamless balance of all three aspects. This book’s compelling beauty is to offer a solid ground to students who have always struggled to define the boundaries of where public administration should be headed. Incorporating new public governance into this new edition gives students more flavors to tackle emerging and wicked public administration challenges." Younhee Kim, Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg, USA Table of ContentsPreface. PART I Introduction: Definitions, Concepts, and Settings CHAPTER 1 The Contemporary Practice and Discipline of Public Administration: Managerial, Political and Policy, and Legal Perspectives. Some Definitions. Constitutions. The Public Interest. Public Value and Public Values. The Market. Sovereignty. Regulation and Service. Managerial, Political and policy, and Legal Approaches. The Managerial Approach to Public Administration. Traditional Managerial Legacies in Contemporary Public Administration. Organizational Structure. View of the Individual Cognitive Approach. Resource Allocation. Decision Making. The Contributions of New Public Management to the Contemporary Managerial Approach. Organizational Structure. View of the Individual. Cognitive Approach. Resource Allocation. Decision Making. Human Resources Management. The Political and Policy Approach to Public Administration. Organizational Structure. Cognitive Approach. View of the Individual. Resource Allocation. Decision Making. Human Resources Management. The Legal Approach to Public Administration. Main Sources. Constitutional law. Increasing Relevance of the Law. Legal Values. Organizational Structure. View of the Individual. Cognitive Approach. Resource Allocation. Decision Making. Human Resources Management. From New Public Management to New Public Governance: Current Trends in Public Administration. Broadening Performance Measurement. Using Networks, Partnerships, and Collaborative Coproduction. Capacity Building. Civic Participation and Engagement. Conflict Resolution. Conclusion: Public Administration Reconsidered. STUDY QUESTIONS/ADDITIONAL READING/PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION THEORY WEB SITES. CHAPTER 2 The American Administrative State: Development and Political Environment. The Rise of the American Administrative State. The Political and Policy Roots of the American Administrative State. Goals of Government. Public Policy. "Third-Party Government". Drivers of Growth. The Legal Origins of American Public Administration. Regulation. Balancing Liberty and Equality. The Administrative Procedure Act. The Managerial Origins of the Contemporary American Administrative State. Administrative Authority and Responsibility. The Paradox of Administrative Power. Administrative Independence. Public Policy Making. Responses to the Rise of the Administrative State. The President and Public Administration. The Mythical Presidency. Limits to Presidential Authority. Tools of Presidential Management. Congress and the Administrative State. The Courts: A Judicial Response to Modern Public Administration, Strengthening and Articulating Constitutional Rights. Stricter Scrutiny of Administrative Decisions. Public Law Litigation or Remedial Law. Liability and Immunity. Interest Groups. Advisory Committees. Negotiated Rule Making. Legislative Review of Rules. Other Avenues of Influence. Public Employee Unions and Contractors’ Associations. The Public. Political Parties. State and Local Governments. Extensions to the Administrative State. The Managerial Approach. The Political and Policy Approach. The Legal Approach. Conclusion: The Administrative State. Study Questions/Additional Reading/Federal, State, and Local Web Sites/Notes. CHAPTER 3 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations. The Structure of the American Administrative State. Why Federalism? The Political Approach. What Federalism Does. Dual Sovereignty. Bicameralism. Multiple Layers of Representation. Administrative Decentralization: The Managerial Approach. The Quest for Uniformity: The Legal Approach. The Fourteenth Amendment. The Commerce Clause. The Tenth Amendment. The Eleventh Amendment. Evolving Models of American Federalism. American Government: The Building Blocks. Municipalities. Townships. Counties. School Districts and Other Special Districts. States. Federal. Intergovernmental Relations. Federal-State Relations and Fiscal Federalism. "Horizontal Federalism": Interstate Relations. Relationships among Local Governments. Conclusion: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations. Study Questions/Additional Reading/Federalism Web Sites/Notes. PART II Introduction: Definitions, Concepts, and Settings. CHAPTER 4. Core Functions. Organization: Structure and Process. Organizations and Organization Theory. What Are Organizations? Organization Theory. Commonalities in Public Administrative Organizations. Bureaucracy. Scientific Management. The Human Relations Approach. Leadership. Motivation. Contemporary Approaches to Organization Theory. Managerial Perspectives on Public Organizations . Orthodox Public Administration: POSDCORB. Challenges to the Orthodoxy. What Will Replace POSDCORB. The Political and Policy Approach to Public Organizations. Pluralism. Autonomy. The Legislative Connection. Decentralization. A Checklist of Political Questions on Administrative Organization. The Legal Approach to Public Organizations. Independence. The Commission Format. Insulation from Ex Parte Influences. Independent Hearing Examiners – Administrative Law Judges. Staffing for Adjudication. Alternative Dispute Resolution. Conclusion: The Future . Fundamental Assumptions. Democratic Organization. Market-Based Organization. The Networked Organization. New Public Governance, an Emerging Synthesis of Trends? Study Questions / Notes / Additional Readings. CHAPTER 5 Public Personnel Administration and Collective Bargaining. Historical Background. Public Personnel Administration According to "Gentlemen". Public Personnel Administration According to "Spoils". Public Personnel Administration According to "Merit". Management, Politics and Policy, and Law in Public Personnel Administration. Civil Service Reform, 1978. HRM Reform in the 1990s through the 2010s. Managerial Public Personnel Administration. Position Classification. Recruitment, Selection, and Promotion. Performance Appraisal. Pay. Workforce Planning. Cutbacks. Quality of Work Life (QWL). Political Neutrality. The Political and Policy Approach to Public Personnel Administration. Responsiveness. Representativeness. The Legal Approach to Public Personnel Administration. The Constitutional Rights of Public Employees and Applicants. The Liability and Immunity of Public Employees. Collective Bargaining and Labor-Management Partnerships. Collective Bargaining. Labor-Management Partnerships. Conclusions: Three Possible Futures for HRM. Study Questions / Notes / Additional Readings. CHAPTER 6 Budgeting and the Public Finances The Size and Growth of Budgets. Sources of Revenues. Revenue Evaluation Criteria. Governmental Fiscal Policy Making. The National Debt: Is it a Burden? The Federal Budgetary Process. Stages in the Budgetary Process. The Distinction between Authority and Appropriations. The Continuing Saga of the Budget: Execution. Continuing Problem Areas. A Budget Theory or Theories about Budgeting? The Managerial Approach to Public Budgeting. The Political and Policy Approach to Public Budgeting. The Legal Influence on Budgeting. Study Questions / Notes / Additional Readings / Budgeting Websites. CHAPTER 7 Decision Making. Practical Realities: "Small World" and "Large World" Decisions. The Traditional Managerial Approach to Decision Making. Specialization. Hierarchy. Formalization. Merit. The Rational-Comprehensive Model. Critique of the Rational-Comprehensive Model. The Political and Policy Approach to Decision Making: The Incremental Model. Components of the Incremental Model. Incrementalism and Small- and Large-World Problems. A Critique of the Incremental Model. The Legal Approach to Decision Making. Advantages of Adjudication. Critique of Adjudication as a Decision Making Model. The Case of Benzene in the Workplace. New Public Management and New Public Governance Approaches to Decision Making. New Public Management and Decision-Making. New Public Governance and Decision-Making. The Impact of Context on Decision Making. Individual Level: Recognition-Primed Decision Model. Organizational Level: The Governmental Process Model and Decision-Making Inside the "Garbage Can" Conclusion: Synthesizing Decision Making Approaches. What to Avoid. Impact of Information Technology. Study Questions / Notes / Additional Readings / Budgeting Websites. PART III. The Convergence of Management, Politics and Policy, and Law in the Public Sector. CHAPTER 8. Policy Analysis and Implementation Evaluation. The Growing Concern with Policy Analysis. Approaches to Analyzing Public Policies. Outcomes Analysis. Process Analysis and Implementation Studies. Big Data: An Emerging Methodology in Policy Analysis. Implementation Evaluation. Managerial Perspectives on Implementation. Contemporary Public Management. Discretion, Customer Satisfaction, and Performance. Monitoring and Measuring Performance. The Political and Policy Perspective on Implementation. Representation. Responsiveness. Accountability. The Legal Perspectives on Implementation. Constitutional Integrity. Equal Protection. Procedural Due Process and Protection of Individual Rights. Estoppel. Using Analysis and Evaluation. Conclusion: The Complexity of Policy Design. Study Questions / Notes / Additional Readings. CHAPTER 9. Regulatory Administration. An Illustration of Management, Politics, and Law in the Public Sector. Key Learning Objectives. The Development and Growth of Regulatory Administration. Origins of Government Regulation. Market Failure. Regulatory Federalism. Regulatory Policy and Administration. Political Patterns. Social Factors. The Structure and Process of Regulatory Administration. Independent Regulatory Commissions (IRCs). Regulatory Agencies. Rule Making. Adjudication. Common Criticisms of Regulatory Administration. Regulation Is Expensive. Regulation Dampens Economic Performance. Regulation Produces Delay, Extravagant Red Tape, and Paperwork. Incompetence and Impropriety. Overinclusiveness of Regulation. Determining Success. DEREGULATION AND REGULATORY REFORM. Deregulation. Behavioral Economics and "Nudging". Formal and Informal Rule Making. Negotiated Rule Making. Perspectives on Regulatory Administration. Traditional Managerial Legacies for Regulatory Administration. The New Public Management Contributions to Contemporary Regulatory Management. The Political Approach to Regulatory Administration. The Legal Approach to Regulatory Administration. Conclusion: Synthesizing Approaches toward Regulatory Administration. Study Questions. Additional Reading. REGULATORY AFFAIRS WEB SITES. NOTES. PART IV. Public Administration and the Public. CHAPTER 10. Public Administration and the Public. The Public’s Interaction with Public Administration. Clients Customers. The Regulated Public. Participants. Litigants. Street-Level Encounters. Contractors. The Individual in the Administrative State. The Individual in Society. The Individual in the Political System. The Individual in the Economy. The Public’s Evaluation of Public Administration. Client and Customer Satisfaction. A Look at Typical Government Services. Public Administrative Approach to the Public. The Managerial Approach to the Public. The Political and Policy Approach to the Public. The Legal Approach to the Public. Conclusion: Putting the Public Back in Public Administration. Study Questions / Notes / Additional Resources. CHAPTER 11. Public Administration and Democratic Constitutionalism. Key Learning Objectives. Why Public Administrators Must Understand the Constitution. Administrative Structure and Constitutional Structure. Administrative Separation of Functions. Constitutional Separation of Powers. Collapse of the Separation of Powers. The Phillips Case. Administrative Discretion and "Guerrilla Government". The Three "Masters" of Public Administration. Constitutional Values. Legitimacy. Diversity among the Citizenry. Freedom and Liberty. Property Rights. Procedural Due Process. Equal Protection. Individuality. Fourth Amendment Privacy Rights. Equity. State Action. Conclusion: An Ongoing Partnership. Study Questions. Additional Reading. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW WEB SITES. Notes. CHAPTER 12. Accountability and Ethics. Why the Guardians Need Guarding. Misconception of the Public Interest. Corruption. Subversion. Why It Is Difficult to Guard the Guardians. The Accretion of Special Expertise and Information. The Advantage of Full-Time Status. The Protective Nature of Personnel Systems. The "Law of Counter Control". The Problem of Coordination. The Lack of Political Direction. The Fragmentation of Agency Structures and Functions. The Large Size and Scope of Public Administration. "Third-Party" Government. Ethics and Public Administrators: Three Broad Approaches to Ethical Decision Making. Perspectives on Accountability and Ethics. The Traditional Managerial Perspective. Recent Variants: New Public Management and New Public Governance. The Political and Policy Perspective. The Legal Perspective. Conclusion: Personal Responsibility. Study Questions / Notes / Additional Readings / Government Ethics Websites. CHAPTER 13. The Future. Key Learning Objectives. LESSONS TO BE LEARNED. Presidential Authority Over the Federal Executive Branch. Complexity. Public Administration Will Be Defined by Politics. Law Will Continue to Be Central to Public Administration. Performance. Disaggregation of Public Administration. Fragmentation of the Civil Service. The Changing Face of Management. Personal Responsibility. Conclusion: A New Administrative Culture. Study Questions. Additional Readings. Public Administration Web Sites. Notes. Glossary. Credits. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe increasingly global study of policy processes faces challenges with scholars applying theories in radically different national and cultural contexts. Questions frequently arise about how to conduct policy process research comparatively and among this global community of scholars. Methods of the Policy Process is the first book to remedy this situation, not by establishing an orthodoxy or imposing upon the policy process community a rigid way of conducting research but, instead, by allowing the leading researchers in the different theoretical traditions a space to share the means by which they put their research into action. This edited volume serves as a companion volume and supplemental guide to the well-established Theories of the Policy Process, 4th Edition. Methods of the Policy Process acknowledges that growth and advancement in the study of the policy process is dependent not merely on conceptual and theoretical development, but also on deTrade Review"More than a supplemental guide to Theories of the Policy Process: The book offers a fantastic overview and inspiring insights into gathering and analyzing data about policy processes. Thereby, the book not only provides the necessary tools for empirically-grounded research, but also for advancing theories of the policy process" Florence Metz, University of Twente, Netherlands"Methods of the Policy Process articulates best practices for applying policy process theories while emphasizing flexibility and creativity. It is an essential resource for scholars seeking to design and conduct rigorous, theory-driven research that better illuminates the complex dynamics of modern policymaking" Elizabeth A. Koebele, University of Nevada, USA"An eclectic methodological roadmap for new and experienced scholars. The volume edited by Christopher Weible and Samuel Workman presents a wide variety of research strategies, from different theoretical traditions in policy studies. It is an essential book that advances the discussion about methods and offers a major contribution to the global community of public policy academics" Osmany Porto de Oliveira, Federal University of São Paulo, BrazilTable of Contents1. The Design of Policy Process Research Samuel Workman and Christopher M. Weible 2. How to Conduct a Multiple Streams Study Reimut Zohlnhöfer, Nicole Herweg, and Nikolaos Zahariadis 3. The Code and Craft of Punctuated Equilibrium Samuel Workman, Frank R. Baumgartner, and Bryan D. Jones 4. Methods for Applying Policy Feedback Theory Mallory SoRelle and Jamila Michener 5. Advocacy Coalition Framework: Advice on Applications and Methods Adam Douglas Henry, Karin Ingold, Daniel Nohrstedt, and Christopher M. Weible 6. Conducting Narrative Policy Framework Research: From Theory to Methods Michael D. Jones, Mark K. McBeth, Elizabeth A. Shanahan, Aaron Smith-Walter, and Geoboo Song 7. Innovation and Diffusion: Connecting Theory and Method Andrew Karch 8. Methods for Analyzing Social Dilemmas and Institutional Arrangements Within the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework Edella Schlager, Saba Siddiki, and Michael Cox 9. Methodological Approaches to the Ecology of Games Framework Mark Lubell, Matthew Hamilton, Jack Mewhirter, Francesca Vantaggiato, and Ramiro Berardo 10. The Evaluation and Advancement of Policy Process Research Christopher M. Weible and Samuel Workman

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Book SynopsisManaging for results is increasingly important for the success of public organizations. Performance and Innovation in the Public Sector is a comprehensive textbook that examines a broad range of performance strategies.Today's public managers require a broad toolkit and a deep, current understanding of the following: performance management, digital government, collaboration, strategic planning, innovation, lean government, and managing people for performance. This book provides a thorough overview of broad paradigms and their emergence, practical strategies along with examples and up-to-date applications, and an appreciation for the diverse contexts of public organizations resulting in varied and tailored improvements. Each chapter assists students in applying each tool at work. Performance and Innovation in the Public Sector provides a balance of scholarship and practice, offers flexibility for instructors, and is written in an accessible style that students andTrade Review“Berman and Hijal-Moghrabi draw on their extensive international experience to ensure this third edition of their book is fully up-to-date, comprehensive and authoritative. This is a great textbook for students and an excellent guide for public sector practitioners.”Andrew Podger, Australian National University, Australia, former Public Service Commissioner“This new third edition by Berman and Hijal-Moghrabi comes just in time when pressures mountain on governments around the world to innovate and improve outcomes vis-à-vis crises and emergencies. It is a must-read volume with state-of the art analysis for scholars, students, and public servants, whose public missions become more complicated and demanding with every passing day.” Eran Vigoda-Gadot, Division of Public Administration & Policy, School of Political Science, University of Haifa, Israel “This third edition of Performance and Innovation in the Public Sector promises to be one of the field’s best investments. It is a welcome distillation of the latest peerreviewed research in the field, a roadmap for improving performance, and toolkit for accelerating the journey with the most recent management emphases. If public organizations are to keep faith with their citizens, they must be cognizant of the knowledge base that Berman and Hijal-Moghrabi so clearly distill.”Marc Holzer, National Center for Public Performance, Suffolk University-Boston, USA “The next decades will challenge our public sectors to combine service delivery and crises governance. This will require performance and innovation. Berman and Hijal-Moghrabi’s book is part of the solutions to make this happen.” Geert Bouckaert, KU Leuven Public Governance Institute, and Institute of Innovation and Public Purpose (UC London)“Berman and Hijal-Moghrabi have provided an extremely valuable overview of the many approaches to improving public innovation and performance. Students and practitioners will appreciate the clear exposition, many examples from around the world, and how-to guidance.” John M. Bryson, McKnight Presidential Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota, USA“Today’s extreme dynamics create near-impossible challenges for public managers. Yet, they must succeed. This classic textbook, reinvented for today’s world, provides the goods. Key research findings and need-to-know strategies are offered in accessible language. Practitioners everywhere will benefit from this treasure trove.”Arjen Boin, Leiden University, The Netherlands“This masterpiece by Berman and Moghrabi describes various contemporary issues related to performance and organization needed by developing countries like Indonesia. Berman and Moghrabi’s understanding of various theories of public sector organization, as well as their experience in helping many public sectors to carry out reforms, makes this book not only provide a development paradigm for public sector performance and innovation, but also become a playbook for public sector managers to create adaptive and agile organizations in facing VUCA Era.”Muhammad Yusuf Ateh, Head of Indonesia’s National Government Internal Audit Agency“This new edition continues to provide a fundamental and reflective guide to performance and innovation in the public sector, informed by latest scholarship and international experience.”Martin Lodge, London School of Economics, UKTable of Contents1. What Is Public Performance? An Overview 2. Strategies and Conditions for Success 3. Performance Management: The Art of Design 4. Digital Government 5. Innovation in the Public Sector 6. Strategic Planning and Management 7. Lean and Agile Government 8. Partnerships in the Public Sector 9. Performance Through People 10. Frontiers in Public Performance: Bigger Challenges

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Book SynopsisAlthough one often thinks of collaborative management and related group problem-solving as different interests coming together in peaceful harmony, nothing could be further from reality. Collaboration in real-world action requires steering and negotiation in virtually every situation, with a considerable process that precedes agreement. This progression is, in effect, a mini political and managerial process we have come to know as collaborative politics and its management. This volume explores the process and operations of collaboration and collaborative politics, from routine transactionsor small p politicsto the significant issue forces, or big P politics. Collaboration is defined here as the process of facilitating and operating in multiorganizational arrangements for addressing problems and producing solutions through the contributions of several organizations and individuals. Throughout the book, readers are gradually exposed to analysis of key findings in collaborative politicTrade Review"This is a book that provides students of public administration with an approach that allows them to escape from the issues of classic bureaucracy yet confront issues of structure, process and complexity. In addition, it places the reader in a world that is both universal and (as COVID-19 has shown) constantly changing. As such it prepares students for their venture into the field where they are likely to face incredible conflict and demands. It draws on important academic sources and places them in the classic conflict/collaboration dichotomy."Beryl A. Radin, Georgetown University, USA"The field of collaborative public management and intergovernmental relations lost a giant when Dr. Bob Agranoff passed away. Fortunately, Agranoff left one last parting gift, helped to completion by his co-author Aleksey Kolpakov, with The Politics of Collaborative Public Management, a must-read for any student of how collaboration is essential to pursue public ends. This book provides a much-needed missing piece to our understanding of collaboration: politics. Drs. Agranoff and Kolpakov artfully incorporate the dynamics of politics into the complicated world of the partnership between public organizations working across sectors and levels."Trevor Brown, Dean of John Glenn College of Public Affairs, Ohio State University, USA"In this timely volume, Agranoff and Kolpakov provide an excellent summary of the growing appreciation of collaboration with democratic and bureaucratic contexts. By illustrating the everyday practices of public administrators, they advance an important proposition: that collaboration is neither a new mode of operation nor something to be drawn on just for special occasions. Collaborative management is ubiquitous- from the coordination needed to build a new road or water system to the negotiations needed to carry out more complex intergovernmental relations to the more recent transitions to remote and hybrid workplaces. This is an essential read for anyone looking to build and maintain collaborative capacities for the common good."Christopher Koliba, Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas, USA"The Politics of Collaborative Public Management should be a must-read for every CEO of a non-governmental agency that interfaces with a public bureaucracy—if just in the simple context of being a funding recipient. This is a valuable text for public administration students or other applied fields of study. Drs. Agranoff and Kolpakov do an excellent job of sharing and explaining the evolution of simple bureaucratic functioning to the increasing presence of collaborative management structures and relationships. Likewise, the information shared that portrayed the evolution from bureaucracy to collaboration via a combination of traditional and emergent ideas was invaluable."Art Dykstra, CEO of the Trinity Services Foundation, Human Services organization serving children and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities or mental illness in the state of Illinois, USATable of ContentsForeword by David H. Rosenbloom Preface 1. From Bureaucracy to the Politics and Organization for Collaborative Management 2. Development of Collaborative Enterprises 3. Organizing Government to Meet Collaboration Challenges 4. The Processes of Reaching Agreement 5. On Power and Operations in Collaboration 6. The Politics of It All 7. Academic Studies of Collaborative Politics and Management 8. Stories in Collaborative Politics 9. The Process Challenges and Struggles of Joint Undertakings 10. Assessing and Improving Collaborative Performance 11. The Future Politics of Public Bureaucracy in a Connected Era 12. Conclusion: Administering Collaborative Affairs in the Digital Era

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Book SynopsisSince its initial publication in 1995, this book has become the classic work on every important element of the tumultuous national gun debate in America. This new edition brings together the latest developments and research in gun politics, policy, law, history, and criminology to provide a comprehensive and accessible source widely used by scholars, journalists, and in classrooms. In this era of polarized politics, this book provides a unique window into how and why that polarization drives our politics. Among the new topics covered in this edition are the Supreme Court's new foray into applying history to evaluate modern gun laws, the effects of political whipsawing between Democratic and Republican control of government, and the consequences of that for gun laws, violence, and policy.New to the Tenth Edition Analysis of the Supreme Court's Rahimi decision that for the first time implemented its controversial history-based standard for judging the constitutionality of current gun laws. Highlights the whiplash between the pro-gun policy actions of the Biden administration and the second Trump administration's about-face to roll back those initiatives. Chronicles the rise and nearly cataclysmic implosion of the once-vaunted National Rifle Association as self-created problems brought it to the brink of disaster, and as legal actions against the NRA finally came to an end. Elucidates the scramble of other gun rights groups to replace the NRA as the nation's foremost anti-gun law organization. Presents new and updated statistical research on gun ownership in America, gun-related fatalities, public opinion support of red-flag' laws and other gun control measures. After a surge in gun violence and gun ownership, both have receded to pre-pandemic levels, and the murder rate continues its decline after a short upsurge. Includes new pedagogical features of chapter summaries and discussion questions into each chapter

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a comprehensive introduction to Indian Parliament encapsulating the process and practices since its inception.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, Adrian Williamson investigates the processes by which Thatcherism became established in Tory thinking, and questions to what extent the politician herself is responsible for Thatcherism within the Conservative Party.Trade Review“This wide-ranging coverage of Conservative economic policymaking is based on a broad and impressive array of primary sources. … This book is an essential contribution to the incipient historical debate on the Thatcher governments, which challenges the assumption that Thatcherism existed as a novel and coherent political-economic project prior to 1979. Furthermore, it provides a solid foundation for future research into the development of the Conservative party’s radical approach to economic policymaking in government during the 1980s.” (Aled Davies, Twentieth Century British History, Vol. 28 (1), March, 2017)Table of ContentsPreface And Acknowledgements List Of Tables And Figures List Of Abbreviations About The Author 1. Introduction The Historiographical Context Methodology And Approach The Argument And Structure Of This Book 2. Policymaking: Structures, Ideas And Influences Introduction The Conservative Economic Inheritance Policymaking 1964-1970 How, Who And What? The Powellite Challenge 1970-1974: Crisis In Government How Who And What? Party Dissent Keynesian Loss Of Faith? 1974-9: Conservative Reappraisal Capture By The Think-Thanks? Reconsideration The Battle Of Ideas 3. Tax And Spend: Towards A Smaller State? Introduction Taxation Reform And Pacemakers, 1964-1974 The Outside World: Debating Tax In The 1970s The Conservatives And Tax, 1974-1979 Public Spending Less Is More: 1964 To 1971 1971 To 1974: Pump Priming The 1970s Spending Crisis The Conservatives And Spending, 1974-1979 A New Frontier? Less Welfare? Building Wealth? North Sea Oil To The Rescue? Conclusions 4. From Prices And Incomes Policy To Sado-Monetarism? Introduction Planning Prices And Incomes 1964-1971: Tory Indecision Was Final Statutory Restraint: Conservative Policy 1972-1974 Towards Prices And Incomes Policy The Importance Of Money The Debate About Inflation Labour In Power 1974-79: Tory Rethink On Prices And Incomes Policy The Social Contract Conservative Discussions On Prices And Incomes Policy Price And Dividend Control Were The Conservatives Theoretical Monetarists? Conclusions 5. Conservative Industrial Policy: The End Of The Mixed Economy? Introduction Industry And The State Industry, The State And Politics The Industrial Problem And Proposed Solutions Post-War Industrial Policy The Conservatives And The Nationalised Industries Policymaking 1964-1970 The Conservative Government 1970-1974: Confusion Confounded? The Nationalised Industries 1974-1979: The Origins Of Privatisation? The Conservatives And Industrial Decline 1964-1970 Lame Ducks: 1970-1974 Lame Ducks To The Slaughter 1974-1979? A Positive Policy For Industry? 1964-1970 Interventionism And The 1972 Act Policymaking 1974-1979: Trusting The Market And The Wider Debate Conclusions 6.Trade Unions: The Discipline Of Law? Introduction 239 The (Strong) Position Of The Unions Before 1979 The Trade Unions: Strengths And Weaknesses The Intellectual Context Bringing The State In: 1964-1974 Towards The Act: 1964-1971 The 1971 Act Fails: 1971-1974 Rethinking Policy, 1975-1979 Official Policymaking Other Voices Stepping Stones Conclusions 7.Britain's Role In The World Economy Introduction The Conservatives And Europe 1961-75: Getting In 1975-1979: Digging In Sterling, Trade And The Balance Of Payments Phase One: Defending Sterling, 1964-1971 Phase Two: Floating, Sinking And The Aes, 1972-1976 Phase Three: Let The Pound Rise, 1976- Monetarism In One Country? Flows Of Oil And Capital The European Monetary System Flows Of People: Immigration Conclusions 8. Conclusion Concluding Thoughts Further Work The 1950s Revisited The Thatcher Governments 1979-1990 (And To 2015?) What About The Voters? Thatcherism Now Notes Bibliography And Other Sources

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Comparative Health Policy: An Introduction 2. The Context of Health Care 3. Funding, Provision and Governance 4. Setting Priorities and Allocating Resources 5. The Health Workforce 6. Health Care Beyond the Hospital 7. Public Health 8. Understanding Health Policy Comparatively.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the journey that Kenya has travelled as a nation since its independence on December 12, 1963. It seeks to advance understanding of the country's major milestones in the postcolonial period, the challenges and the lessons that can be learned from this experience, and the future prospects. Trade Review“These two volumes in the "African Histories and Modernities" series, designed to provide a voice for African scholarship, do just that. … This important book makes it clear that the future is still up for grabs, but that the current generation of scholars owns the past. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (W. Arens, Choice, Vol. 54 (3), November, 2016)Table of ContentsIntroductionSection 1 – Contesting History and Memories Chapter 1: The Demise and Rise of Majimbo in Independent Kenya - Robert M. MaxonChapter 2: Recasting Kenyan History: Mau Mau Reparations, Narration, and Memory- Mickie Mwanzia KosterChapter 3: Rethinking the “Shifta War” Fifty Years after Independence: Myth, Memory, and Marginalization - Keren WeitzbergChapter 4: Rendilelane: Spatial Views from the Periphery of Kenya- Hilah Segal- KleinChapter 5: Politics and the Lack of Labor Militancy in Kenya: Trade Unionism After Independence - Eric E. Otenyo Section 2: Reassessing Policies and PoliticsChapter 6: The Strategic Art of Appeasing Old Lovers while Courting New Friends: Kenya’s Foreign Relations in Retrospect- Mumo NzauChapter 7: Kenya At Fifty and the Betrayal of Nationalism: The Paradoxes of Two Family Dynasties –Wanjala S. NasongoChapter 8: Elusive Justice: The Maasai Contestation of Land Appropriation in Kenya: A Historical and Contemporary Perspective - Ben Ole KoissabaChapter 9: Kenya at Fifty: State Policies Reforms, Politics and Law, 1963-2013 - Wycliffe Nyachoti Otiso and Ruth Joyce Kaguta Chapter 10: Continuity and Change in Kenya’s Defense and Foreign Policy: The Impact of the New Security Dilemma- Oscar Gakuo Mwangi

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Book SynopsisPublic Personnel Management has served as an essential, concise reader for public personnel and human resource management courses in the fields of public administration, political science, and public policy over the last 25 years. Since the first edition published in 1991, the book has offered professors and students alike an in-depth look at cutting-edge developments beyond standard textbook coverage, to provide a broad understanding of the key management and policy issues facing public and nonprofit HRM today. Original chapters are written expressly for the text by leading public administration scholars, each focusing on specific and often controversial concerns for public personnel management, such as pensions, gender and sexuality, healthcare, unions, and a multi-generational workforce. Now in an extensively revised sixth edition, Public Personnel Management presents new, original chapters to examine developments of interest to researchers and praTrade ReviewWinner of the 2018 ASPA Section of Personnel and Labor Relations Best Book Award"The text addresses all of the current and upcoming issues facing human resource management in the public sector. In short, the book does an outstanding job of including interesting, timely, and useful topics for the chapters." – Jeff Ashley, Eastern Illinois University, USATable of ContentsPreface. 1. Public Personnel Management: A Cornerstone of Effective Government [J. Edward Kellough] 2. Human Resources Practices and Research in Europe [Lotte Bøgh Andersen, Peter Leisink and Wouter Vandenabeele] 3. Generational Differences and the Public Sector Workforce [Madinah F. Hamidullah] 4. Affirmative Action and the Law [Norma M. Riccucci] 5. Diversity, Social Equity, and Representative Bureaucracy [Susan T. Gooden] 6. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Employees in the Public Sector Workforce [Charles W. Gossett] 7. Paying the Shadow Workforce: The Case of Health Care [Shugo Shinohara and Frank J. Thompson] 8. Unions in the Public Sector [Randall S. Davis] 9. Public Employees’ Liability for "Constitutional Torts" [David H. Rosenbloom] 10. Public Sector Pensions and Benefits: Reform Challenges in a New Environment [Albert C. Hyde and Christian Richards] 11. Public Service Reform and Motivation [R. Paul Battaglio, Jr.] 12. Workforce Planning in Turbulent Times [Heather Getha-Taylor] 13. The Senior Executive Service: Past, Present, and Future [Jessica Sowa] 14. The Role of Human Resource Management in Cybersecurity [Jared J. Llorens] 15. Telework in Government [Willow Jacobson] 16. Human Resources Management in Nonprofit Organizations [Joan E. Pynes]

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Book SynopsisAl-Rodhan sheds new light on the debate about the geopolitics of outer space, going beyond applying traditional International Relations approaches to space power and security by introducing a multidimensional spatial framework. The meta-geopolitics framework includes space and expands classical power considerations to cover seven state capacities.Trade Review'Traditional works of geopolitics have stopped at the atmosphere's edge, grounded in geography, economics and demographics. Nayef Al-Rodhan has expanded classical geopolitical considerations to include societal, health and the environment. In this book, he elevates geopolitics into space. The result is an analysis that challenges our assumptions about power and space power.' - Michael Krepon, Co-founder of the Stimson Center, Washington, USA 'A welcome 'outside of the box' analysis of outer space, geopolitics and the foundations of space power.' - Theresa Hitchens, Director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), Geneva, Switzerland 'Dr. Nayef Al-Rodhan's book provides a first rate summary of key aspects of current space policies. It also shows how space adds new and important elements to many policy areas on Earth, but also has a life of its own, as a new field of policy, strategy and geopolitics. Much of the difficulty in grasping space issues derives from this double status.' - Laurence Nardon, Senior Research Fellow and Head of the United States Program and the Space Policy Program at the Institut francais des relations internationales (IFRI), Paris, FranceTable of ContentsSpace Power: An Introduction Space Power and Meta-Geopolitics Space Technology and Meta-Geopolitics Space Security and Meta-Geopolitics Space Power and Applied Meta-Geopolitics Space Governance and Meta-Geopolitics

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Book SynopsisDrawing on rich source material - one local authority''s involvement in the epic central/local confrontation over local government spending in 1980s England - this book develops a multifaceted and widely applicable analysis of public law within government as a process of ''sustaining the art of the possible''.Table of ContentsIntroduction The Ultra Vires Rule: Its Substance and Significance Out with the Old: The 1980 Budget In with the New: The 1981 Budget A Heightened Awareness: The 1982 Budget Leftward, Ho: The 1983 Budget Pressing Ahead: The 1984 Budget Rate-Capped and Resistant: The 1985 Budget Aftermath: The 1986 Budget Victim of Circumstance: The 1987 Budget 'Policy-Capped': The 1988 Budget Out with the Old, Again: The 1989 Budget and Beyond Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis manuscript focuses on the development of hybrid city-country (penurban) landscapes around large urban areas which mesh stylized countryside with functional links to the cities. These landscapes are central to American mindsets as they combine the dreams, expectations, and experiences of the nation in expressive cultural landscapes. An interpretive-analytical methodology is used in this single-authored, multidisciplinary work which draws on insights from history, American Studies, social sciences, urban studies, and environmental studies, and cultural studies in order to portray lifestyle and settlement phenomena overlooked by single disciplinary fields. Telling the story of how penurban landscapes emerged, the work blends original research with a re-reading of existing work to understand developing lifestyle and settlement patterns. The book aims at readers in history, urban studies, environmental studies, consumerism and American Studies.Trade Review'The geographically-based case studies incorporated into Being American on the Edge represent the very essence of Goddard's work. His attention to popular culture - film, magazines, and newspapers - is also handled effectively as well as engagingly. Indeed, it lends essential context to his work. A significant book." - Michael H. Ebner, professor emeritus of American History, Lake Forest College, and author of Creating Chicago's North Shore, A Suburban History "Exurbs, edge cities, and now penurbia: we are bombarded with new language to describe new types of settlements. But seldom has a term met a more demanding wordsmith than Joseph Goddard. Drawing great insights from interdisciplinary research, he conveys not only a physical space, but also the lifestyle and culture of two very different American metropolitan regions and their evolution since World War II. Penurbia, he argues, is a national phenomenon. To understand this new type of settlement is to understand the dreams and expectations of Americans in the twenty-first century." - David Goldfield, Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History at University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and editor of the Journal of Urban History Penurbia is an intriguing hybrid landscape with a low density population of urban émigrés that has emerged on the edge of American cities since 1945, as farmland has been converted into a new order of countryside. Characterized by neo-rustic homes and weekend retreats, wineries, stables and hobby farms, penurbia is the newest frontier of American settlement and land use. Goddard's book digs deep and perceptively into the mindset behind this landscape that looks like the country but thinks like the city. Goddard does for penurbia what Adam Rome's The Bulldozer in the Countryside (2001) did for suburbia. A valuable addition to American cultural history, urban history and environmental history. Goddard's absorbing study is the first book length treatment of that newest category of American landscape which has been dubbed penurbia a new frontier of settlement and land use that is just beginning to attract the scholarly attention it deserves. Through telling case studies, Goddard probes deep into the hybrid landscape known as penurbia that has emerged on the edge of American cities since 1945 to unsettle received notions of the urban, rural and suburban and reveal American culture's profound associations with the pastoral, the frontier and the healing power of nature. - Peter Coates, professor of American and Environmental History, University of BristolTable of ContentsIntroducing Penurbia Thinking about City Edges Penurbanites and Exurbanites - Peoples of the Fringe Charting Penurban Growth Politics, Planning, and Administration Penurban Civil Society Images from Popular Culture Magazines and Penurbia Professional Views of Penurban Change

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Book SynopsisPhilippe Zittoun analyses the public policymaking process focusing on how governments relentlessly develop proposals to change public policy to address insoluble problems. Rather than considering this surprising Sisyphean effort as a lack of rationality, the author examines it as a political activity that produces order and stability.Trade Review"Despite much lip-service given to the need to understand the profoundly political nature of public policies, there is a distinct tendency in many studies to address the subject in a mechanical way, treating the definition of policy goals and the articulation of the means to achieve them as technical issues subject to a precise instrumental logic and rationality. This excellent volume by Philippe Zittoun avoids this error and takes on the analysis of the political construction of public policy head-on. It develops and refines key definitions and methods for thepolitical analysis of public policy-making, from problem construction to solution 'bricolage' and the development and analysis of the argumentative strategies used to propagate solutions and legitimize them. This is essential reading for all students of policy-making." Micheal Howlett, Burnaby Mountain Chair, Simon Fraser University, Canada "All too often politics is underplayed in the analysis of the policy process. In The Political Process of Policymaking Professor Zittoun offers a refreshing corrective to this neglect. He is also to be commended for his attention of the role the political construction of policy objects and events, as well as his examination of the role of communication and argumentation as they play out across the policy process as a whole, from agenda-setting to evaluation. Not least important is the fact that the book opens the way to a much needed and long overdue exchange between policy scholars in the English and French speaking worlds. This is by all accounts a seminar service to the field." Frank Fischer, Professor of Politics and Global Affairs, Rutgers University, USA "Philippe Zittoun's book provides an excellent discussion of policymaking in France, and the interactions among levels of government within that political system. This is not, however, just a book on France but provides insights into more general theoretical and analytic questions about public policy." B. Guy Peters, Maurice Falk Professor of Government, University of Pittsburgh, USATable of ContentsIntroduction: The Political Processof Policymaking PART I: CREATING SOCIAL DISORDER CONSTRUCTING, PROPAGATING AND POLICITISING SOCIAL PROBLEMS 1. A Pragmatic Approach to Public Problems 2. Definitional Struggles Around Unacceptable Problems PART II: DEFINING SOLUTION, A COMPLEX BRICOLAGE TO SOLVE PUBLIC PROBLEMS 1. Between Stratagem and Cognitive Bricolage: The Contribution of Simon and Lindblom 2. From Cognitive Bricolage to Language Games 3. The Five Couplings in Defining Solutions 4. From Coupling to Restoring Political Order PART III: PROPAGATING SOLUTION, ARGUMENTATIVE STRATEGIES TO CEMENT COALITIONS 1. Arguing to Persuade 2. Discussion as a Test of Persuasion Strategies 3. From Persuasion to Diffusion, Building Discursive Coalitions PART IV: POLICY STATEMENTS TO LEGITIMISE 'DECISION-MAKERS' 1. The Paradoxes of Taking Positions into Account 2. The Definitional Issues of a Topography of Positions 3. The 'Decision' to Fix Topographies Within Statements 4. An Empirical Example of Decision: Political Decision-making of the Paris Tramway Conclusion: How Public Policy Shapes Politics

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Book SynopsisWhy do policy actors create branded policy ideas like Big Society and does launching them on Twitter extend or curtail their life? This book reveals how policy analysis can adapt in an increasingly mediatised to offer interpretive insights into the life and death of policy ideas in an era of hashtag politics.Table of Contents1. Policy Ideas and Hashtag Politics 2. Theorising Policy Ideas 3. The Lifecycle of Policy Ideas 4. Identifying Policy Viewpoints 5. Social Media and Policy Practices 6. Capturing the Digital Footprint of Policy Discussion 7. Interpreting Social Media Data 8. The Future of Hashtag Politics

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Book SynopsisSixten Korkman gives an overview of the economic policies and the economic policy regime of the EU, including EMU and the internal market. He provides analysis of policy issues in the light of economic theory and examines critically the rationale for policy intervention at the EU level. The book also describes and explains the legal and institutional set up of the EU and illustrates issues of principle by referring to practical cases of EU deliberations.Table of ContentsBoxes Figures Tables Abbreviations Preface Introduction Rationale Methods Modalities Macroeconomic Policy in the SOE Macroeconomic policy in the EMU Structural Policies Tax Policy The Community Budget Problems and Prospects Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book is about the role that ideas, institutions, and actors play in structuring how we govern cities and, more specifically, what projects or paths are taken. Global changes require that we rethink governance and urban policy, and that we do so through the dual lens of theory and practice.Trade Review'This volume by first rate scholars about one of the great transformations of our time is a worthy addition. It is essential reading for students of comparative urban politics, international political economy and urban development. The volume's good organization and the accessibility of most of the chapters make this a suitable book for classroom use' - Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning 'In the year in which the urban population of the planet exceeds the rural for the first time this book gives us many insights into the new challenges that city leaders and policy makers now face. By examining the experiences of very different metropolitan areas in different parts of the world Hambleton and Gross lead us in an exploration of the most relevant issues concerning urban governance in a time of rapid globalization. The case study illustrations and theoretical reflections demonstrate how important it now is to engage in cross-national learning, not just to understand urban phenomena but also to create the capacity to govern effectively in modern time.' - Professor Sandro Balducci, Head of the Department of Architecture and Planning, Milan Polytechnic, Italy 'This book provides invaluable insights on the changing dynamics of city development in different continents. The various chapters provide many helpful suggestions for city leaders on how to respond to the major urban challenges we now face. The Chinese experience is valuable for examining and sharing.' - Dr. Baoxing Qiu, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Construction, China 'The world is now urban and the largest cities have formed a global connective tissue that is stronger than nation states. As big cities enter a global era they struggle with their parochial mission of meeting the needs of their local communities. But what is local in a global era? Is it a region, a mega-region or a system of cities? These are the issues of governance that Hambleton and Gross tackle with insight, breadth and depth. This book provides an important contribution that will be of interest to all concerned about the future of cities' - Edward J. Blakely, Professor of Urban Planning and Policy, University of Sydney, Australia and Executive Director Recovery, City of New Orleans, USA 'This is a "must buy" book for those who care about cities and the future of cities. By bringing together contributions from leading urban scholars in different continents the editors illuminate the challenges now facing city leaders in a refreshing and inventive way. The forces of globalization gather pace but, as the authors of this volume show with great insight, this does not mean that everywhere has to become the same. Luckily cities are different. I recommend this book to readers from north and south, east and west.' - Suketu Mehta, Author of Maximum City. Bombay Lost and Found (Vintage Books, New York, 2004) 'This ambitious book on cities aims to achieve truly international coverage of the challenges posed by globalization, demographic change, social diversity, economic competition, growing inequality and contemporary governance reforms. Using case studies of individual cities and comparisons between cities, the authors identify trends, innovations and contradictions. With significant contributions from Hambleton and Gross, they critically reappraise prevalent theories, reflect on policy and practice, and suggest how the challenges might be tackled more effectively and equitably. Academics, policy makers and opinion formers from around the world will find much to interest, disturb and inspire them in this book.' - Carole Rakodi, Professor, Department of International Development, School of Public Policy, University of Birmingham, UK 'Cities have become the strategic spaces where global forces shape current events, often in unexpected ways. New intercity geographies span 'the globe, making trans-local processes and relations part of the urban social, economic and political life. Hambleton and Gross have brought together a diverse abd international group of authors to provide us with one of the best books on the challenges of governing cities in a global era.' - Saskia Sassen, author of Territory, Authority, Rights 'Hambleton and Gross have brought us a big book with a grand sweep. The editors and authors of this volume breathe new life into globalization and the city's response to it. They illuminate globalization's uneven effects showing how governmental responses differ in advanced, transitional and underdeveloped cities. This important collection is the product of an international cast of authors who not only cover a lot of ground, but do it with aplomb and incisiveness. Scholars and policy makers would do well to discover its lessons.' - Hank Savitch, Brown and Williamson Distinguished Research Professor, School of Urban and Public Affairs, University of Louisville, USA 'Practitioners such as mayors, city managers, city planners and community organizers would to well to study this book closely. It covers major issues - such as the need to provide both efficiency and democracy, legitimacy and participation - and discusses in realistic terms the stress upon city governance. I expect it to be an important book for more than a decade and to spawn debates farther into the future.' - Dick Simpson, Professor and Department Head, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA 'This book opens an interesting discussion about urban governance which concerns not only cities of the northern hemisphere, but also those in the southern regions of the world. Furthermore, Hambleton and Gross introduce a wide variety of cases that challenge us to adopt a more critical attitude to the globalization process and to consider new vocations that could be developed to improve the quality of life in cities given current international pressures.' - Sergio Zermeño, Researcher, Social Research Institute, National Autonomous University of Mexico Distilling common themes from such a large and disparate group of research papers is always a challenge. The editors of this book must be complemented for having so seamlessly and adroitly integrated the articles into three thematic sections that can reveal the challenges globalisation and urbanisation pose for social and economic change in the twenty-first century...[a] stellar contribution to scholarship.' In-Spire Journal of Law, Politics and SocietiesTable of ContentsGlobal Trends, Diversity, and Local Democracy; J.S.Gross& R.Hambleton PART I: GLOBAL PRESSURES ON URBAN GOVERNANCE Rethinking Globalization: The Impact of Central Governments on World Cities; T.Tsukamoto& R.K.Vogel Governing and Capital: Institutional Reform in Berlin, London, and Paris; M.Röber& E.Schröter Globalization, Urban Governance, and the Inner City: Lessons from Dublin; M.Punch, D.Redmond& S.Kelly Globalization and Urban Governance: Challenges for Developing Countries; R.Stren PART II: INNOVATIONS IN URBAN GOVERNMENT Restructuring Local Institutions: Comparing Responses to Diversity; J.S.Gross Changing Forms of Urban Government in Central and Eastern Europe; P.Swianiewicz Innovation in Chinese Urban Government: The Shanghai Experience; T.Zhang Urban Challenges in Latin American Cities: Medellin and the Limits of Governance; J.Betancur Metropolitan Governance in Australia: The Sydney Experience; D.Kubler& B.Randolph The New Ecology of Urban Governance: Special Purpose Authorities and Urban Development; D.R.Judd& J.M.Smith PART III: LEADERSHIP, PARTNERSHIP, AND THE DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGE New Leadership for Democratic Urban Space; R.Hambleton Building the Global City: The Immigrant Experience of Urban Revitalization; J.Bockmeyer Professionals and the Conflicting Forces of Administrative Modernization and Civic Engagement; J.Nalbandian The Limits of Partnership in Urban Governance; J.Davies PART IV: GOVERNING CITIES IN A GLOBAL ERA From Governance to Governing; R.Hambleton& J.S.Gross

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Book SynopsisThe State of Loyalism in Northern Ireland examines the changes and developments within parliamentary loyalism throughout the Northern Ireland peace process. Drawing from interviews with key players, it charts the drama of tensions, debates and negotiations and provides a compelling inside account.Trade Review'The State of Loyalism in Northern Ireland is the most important treatment of its subject undertaken in recent years. Graham Spencer has produced a book which must be read by all serious scholars of Northern Ireland's politics and society. a definitive book on loyalist politics and an essential addition to any reading list.' Professor Jon Tonge, Chair of the Political Studies Association of the UK, University of Liverpool, UK 'The State of Loyalism in Northern Ireland is a fascinating analysis that tells the little known story of the loyalist role in the Northern Ireland peace process. Graham Spencer's interviews with loyalist paramilitaries and key political actors make this an indispensable contribution to our understanding of Northern Ireland's remarkable shift from war to peace.' - Dr Paul Dixon, Kingston University, UK 'A timely and important analysis of the role played by loyalism in the Northern Ireland peace process. Drawing on interviews with key actors, Graham Spencer has produced an intelligent, engaging and necessary study on loyalism and political change in Northern Ireland.' - Professor John Grieve, Independent Monitoring Commission, Belfast '...a cleverly woven analysis unveiling a compelling contemporary political history...a "must-have" to understanding the role of Loyalism.' - John Coulter, Tribune 'This well-researched work will be of interest to a wide audience...' - James Condren, University of Ulster, Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction The Unionist Imagination The Identity of Loyalism Violence and Politics The Peace Process Part 1: Early Stages and Key Players The Peace Process Part 2: Talks Towards the Good Friday Agreement After the Good Friday Agreement The Media Recent Developments and the Way Ahead Conclusion

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Book SynopsisCommunity safety is a narrowly defined concept that allows states to ignore arguably more serious threats caused by pro-market policies and the actions of major corporations. This book redresses the idea of what constitutes a social harm and outlines a new policy agenda.Trade Review'In the depth of global recession this is certainly a timely book...Cooper sets himself an ambitious challenge, yet he succeeds in negotiating a way through a highly diverse range of policy, conceptual and theoretical developments...an invaluable resource for students in the social sciences...' - Social Policy and AdministrationTable of ContentsIntroduction 'Community', Conflict and the State: The Historical Field Concepts of 'Community' and 'Conflict' New Labour, Community Safety, Cohesion and Wellbeing Rethinking Community Safety, Cohesion and Wellbeing Conclusions: Community Wellbeing for All?

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Book SynopsisThis book develops important new insights into the conditions that enable effective collaborations between arts and humanities researchers and SMEs in the creative economy. Drawing on the work of Creativeworks London, an AHRC-funded Knowledge Exchange Hub for the Creative Economy, this is an in-depth study of how co-created and collaborative research projects work on the ground and will be of immense value to all these audiences. Chapters by researchers and practitioners examine a range of collaborative research projects supported by Creativeworks London's vouchers, which cover a large number of creative industry sectors and academic disciplines. The book identifies key learning from these projects that has wider relevance for academics, funders, policy makers, and SMEs in the creative economy.Morag Shiach is Professor of Cultural history at Queen Mary University of London, UK, where she is also Director of Creativeworks London and Vice-Principal for Humanities and Social Sciences. HerTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction; Morag Shiach and Tarek E. Virani.- Chapter 2. Cultural Policy, Collaboration and Knowledge Exchange; Morag Shiach and Tarek E. Virani.- Chapter 3. Bringing the Past into the Present: Mobilising Historical Research through Creative and Digital Collaboration; John Price.- Chapter 4. Creating Archival Value in a Changing Mediascape: The “World in a Cube” Project; Ian Christie with Wendy Earle, Eleni Liarou, Karen Merkel, Akim Mogaji.- Chapter 5. Consumer As Producer; Value Mechanics in Digital Transformation Design Process, Practice and Outcomes; Karen Cham.- Chapter 6. Goldsmiths Digital: Research and Innovation in the Creative Economy; Mick Grierson.- Chapter 7. Getting Inside the Creative Voucher: The Platform 7 Experience; Andy Pratt and John McKiernan.- Chapter 8. Devising Bespoke Art and Design Interventions for a Dialysis Community; Rachel Louis and Luise Vormittag.- Chapter 9. The BeatWoven Project; Noam Shemtov.- Chapter 10. At Home with Collaboration: Building and Sustaining a Successful University–Museum Partnerships; Alastair Owens, Eleanor John and Alison Blunt.- Chapter 11. Connections—Movements—Treasures: Unlocking the Potential of the June Givanni Pan African Cinema Archive; Emma Sandon and June Givanni.- Chapter 12. Process as Outcome: Research across Borders; Caspar Melville.- Chapter 13. Social Art Map: Reflections on a Creative Collaboration; Emily Druiff and Sophie Hope.- Chapter 14. Making Friends: Childhood, the Cultural Economy and Creative Collaboration through Technology; Tessa Whitehouse and Emilie Giles.- Chapter 15. Outside the Voucher: Evaluating the Creative Voucher Scheme; Andy Pratt, Helen Matheson-Pollock, and Tarek E. Virani.- Chapter 16. Creative Collaborations: The Role of Networks, Power and Policy; Roberta Comunian.

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Book SynopsisWritten by two of the leading scholars in the field, this book explores public administration in the past, present and future, critically reviewing the modernization of public management reform. Itreasserts public administration as an integral component of democratic governance and fostering a state-citizen relationship. Wide-ranging in scope,The Next Public Administration: Extends basic public administration to consider issues associated with management, governance and democracy Covers core public administration concepts and their evolution through time Draws on an international spread of examples, bringing theoretical discussions to life Includes lists of further reading Essential reading for students of public management and public administration.Trade ReviewPeters and Pierre provide students and scholars alike with an agile, in-depth, highly effective presentation of key themes in public administration, management and governance. For each topic they show us the roots in the past, the contemporary issues, the challenges ahead. A must-read. -- Edoardo OngaroThis book constitutes a good literature source for an advanced undergraduate and graduate audience. I consider Peters and Peirre work to be particularly fit for levelling the heterogeneity of the student base education. The topics are all relevant, in particular, to graduate students and the book is well balanced between theory and application. -- Pedro Miguel Alves Ribeiro CorreiaTable of ContentsPublic Administration in democratic governance Management and Administration Bureaucrats versus Service Providers: Personnel in the Public Sector Neutrality and Responsiveness Fragmentation and Strategy Simplicity vs. Complexity: Programs and Implementation Rationality versus Routine: How Do Public Organizations Make Decisions? Autonomy vs. Integration Rationality vs. Incrementalism: Funding Public Organizations Authority vs. Democracy Conclusions: The New Public Administration References

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Book SynopsisThis expert-led review of policy analysis in Spain is the first systematic study to provide a comprehensive overview of how policy actors generate information for the policy-making process.Table of Contents1. Policy Analysis in Spain: Actors and Institutions Laura Chaqués-Bonafont, Jacint Jordana Part One: Examining the Policy Analysis Context 2. Historical Forerunners in Spanish Policy Analysis Albert Carreras, Anna Maria Aubanell-Jubany 3. Policy Analysis and Policy Evaluation as a Profession Verónica Viñas Part Two: Policy Analysis by Governments 4. Policy Analysis in Central Government: Still in Its Infancy Salvador Parrado 5. Policy Analysis and Regional Governments Andrea Noferini, David Sancho 6. Policy Analysis in Local Government: Objects, Perspectives, and Actors Esther Pano, Lluís Medir, Jaume Magre 7. Domestic Policy Analysis by International Actors Oriol Costa, Marga León Part Three: Policy Analysis Beyond Executive in the Public Sphere 8. Parliamentary Committees As Policy Analysis Institutions Anna M. Palau, Andreu Rodilla 9. Policy Analysis and Public Opinion Laura Chaqués-Bonafont, Mónica Méndez, Yeimy Ospina 10. Advisory Bodies and Participatory Processes Joan Font, Pau Alarcón 11. Policy Analysis at Universities and Research Centres Ivan Cerrillo, Jacint Jordana Part Four: Policy Analysis by Parties, Interest Groups, and Other Actors 12. Political Parties and Policy Analysis Oscar Barberà, Juan Rodríguez-Teruel, Fernando Casal 13. Trade Unions, Policy Analysis, and the Policy Process Oscar Molina, Alejandro Godino 14. Business Associations and Policy Analysis Ivan Medina 15. NGOs As Policy Analysis Partners: From Invisibility to Expansion Luz Muñoz Márquez, Noemí Orué Guerrero 16. Think Tanks and Policy Analysis

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Book SynopsisMatthew Quinn plots a landmark reimagination of governance and public administration, underpinned by sustainable development and civic republicanism.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Framing the Thinking 2. Governance and Sustainable Development as Governmentality 3. Bureaucratic Practice and Governmentality 4. Lessons from Governing for Sustainable Development 5. Towards a New Civic Bureaucracy Closing Words

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Book SynopsisThis book offers insights into the development of social welfare policies in Britain. By identifying continuities in welfare policy, practice and thought throughout history, it offers the potential for the development of new thinking, policy making and practice.Table of Contents1. Concepts, Continuities and Critique 2. A Brief History of British Social Welfare 3. Philosophical Binaries and Normative Judgements 4. Chocolate, Flowers and Social Welfare Reform 5. War: The Paradoxical Crucible of Welfare Reform 6. Gendered Perspectives on Welfare 7. Piacular Austerity: Sacrificing the Poor for the Rich 8. Universal Credit vs. Universal Basic Income: Strange Bedfellows? 9. Containing the Radicals and Regulating the ‘Other’: A History of the Strange Case of Social Work 10. W(h)ither Welfare After Brexit and COVID-19?

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Book SynopsisBy analysing the conceptual frameworks and methodologies used from a meta-theoretical perspective, this book provides a panoramic picture of the perspectives and challenges of policy analysis in Argentina.Table of Contents1. Introduction: History, Problems, and Theories of Policy Analysis in Argentina – Nelson Cardozo and Pablo Bulcourf Part 1: The Theories, Styles, and Methods of Policy Analysis 2. Public Analysis in Complex Societies – Daniel Garcia Delgado 3. Policy Analysis as a Profession: The Interaction Between Knowledge Production and Policymaking – Cristina Díaz, Silvio Crudo and María Del Mar Monti 4. The Styles of Policy Analysis in Argentina: Analytical Frameworks in Debate – Mabel Thwaites Rey and Vanesa Ciolli 5. Prospective Policy Analysis: Its Development and Application for Argentina – Horacio Cao and Gustavo Blutman Part 2: Policy Analysis by Governments 6. Policy Analysis by the Federal Government: The Contribution of the National Institute of Public Administration – Juan Ignacio Doberti, Dante Sabatto and Melina J. Levy 7. Policy Analysis in the Bureaucracy: The Production of Knowledge for Professional Public Management Training – Maximiliano Campos Ríos 8. Policy Analysis at the Subnational Level: An Exploration of a Collaborative Governance Model – Silvia Fontana and Sofia Conrero 9. Policy Analysis in Argentine Local Governments: A Growing, Heterogeneous and Controversial Field of Study – Rita Grandinetti 10. Policy Analysis at Different Levels of Government: The Managerial Skills in Leaders of Policy Networks in Argentina – Alejandro M. Estevez Part 3: Internal Policy Advisory Councils, Consultants, and Committees 11. Corps of Government Administrators in Argentina: A Transformative Initiative of Internal Consultants for Public Administration – Gerardo Izzo and Luz Piraino Martínez 12. The Role of the Argentine Congress as a Policymaking Forum. A Review of the Last Decade – Natalia Staiano and Pablo Lozada Castro 13. Policy Analysis by National Government Advisory Councils. Knowledge Production and Its Role in Policy Design and Implementation – Nelson Cardozo and Paola Ferrari Part 4: Parties, Private Research Centers, and Interest Group-Based Policy Analysis 14. Policy Analysis in Professional Organizations: The Contribution of the Argentine Association of Public Administration – Diego Pando and Adrián Darmohraj 15. Policy Analysis by Parties: Political Cadres Formation and Training for the Public Management in Argentina – Melina Guardamagna 16. The Growing and Influential Role of Civil Society Organizations and Think Tanks in the Cycles of Public Policy in Argentina – Gonzalo Diéguez and Demian González Chmielewski 17. Policy Analysis in Private Research Centers: The CEDES and Its Production on State and Public Policies in Argentina – Pablo Bulcourf Part 5: Academics, Teaching and Policy Analysis in Universities 18. Academic Policy Analysis: The Development of Production in Public Administration and Policy Studies in Argentina (2001–2019) – Exequiel Rodríguez and Anabela Rosconi 19. Emergence and Development of Public Policy Training Tracks in Argentine Universities – Natalia Galano and Guillermina Curti 20. Postgraduate University Training in Public Administration, Management, and Public Policy in Argentina. Structure and Distribution in the Period 1990–2017 – Karina Montes, Gabriela Mansilla and Sergio L. Agoff 21. Policy Analysis at the Universities: Teaching Comparative Public Administration From Argentina With a Latin American Perspective – Oscar Oszlak

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Book SynopsisThis topical book offers an analysis of the current state of the planning system in England and an evidence-based review of over a decade of change. With a critique of ongoing UK planning reforms, the book argues that the planning system is often blamed for a range of issues that are in fact the fault of ineffective policymaking.Table of Contents1. Introduction - Olivier Sykes and John Sturzaker 2. The (housing) numbers game - Richard J. Dunning and Tom Moore 3. Localism: the peccadillos of a panacea - John Sturzaker and Olivier Sykes 4. Planning at the ‘larger than local’ scale: where next? - Alexander Nurse 5. PD games: death comes to planning - Richard J. Dunning, Alex Lord and Mark Smith 6. Building beauty? Place and housing quality in the planning agenda - Manuela Madeddu 7. Zoning in or zoning out? Lessons from Europe - Sebastian Dembski and Phil O’Brien 8. Planning and the Environment in England, 2010–22: cutting ‘green crap’, Brexit and environmental crises - Richard Cowell, Thomas B. Fischer and Urmila Jha Thakur 9. Stuck on infrastructure? Planning for transformative effects of transport infrastructure - Chia-Lin Chen 10. Conclusion - John Sturzaker and Olivier Sykes

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the policy approaches of Conservative governments since 2015 in key social policy areas including education, health, housing, employment, children and young people and more.Table of Contents1. Introduction: The Conservative Governments From Cameron to Sunak (2015–23) – Hugh Bochel and Martin Powell 2. The Conservatives and Public Spending Since 2015 – Nick Ellison 3. Turning Up the Thermostat: The Conservatives, Social Policy and Public Opinion – Andrew Defty 4. Brexit and the Conservative Party’s Social Policies – Steven Corbett 5. The Johnson Conservative Government, Its Conservatism and the Pandemic Response – Ian Greener 6. The Governance of Social Policy Under the Conservatives – Catherine Bochel and Hugh Bochel 7. Conservative Health Policy, 2015–23 – Martin Powell 8. The Less Things Change: Conservatism, COVID-19 and Incoherence in Education Policy – Stephen J. Ball 9. Conservative Housing Policy in England – Peter Somerville 10. Social Security Policies Under the Conservatives 2015–22: Austerity, COVID-19, and the Living Cost Crisis – Stephen McKay and Karen Rowlingson 11. Labour Market Strategies and Welfare Policies: The Conservative Record – Anne Daguerre and David Etherington 12. The Conservatives and Adult Social Care – Jon Glasby 13. The Conservatives, Family Policy and the Data Revolution – Val Gillies and Rosalind Edwards 14. Troubling Social Policy During Turbulent Times: Children and UK Conservative Governments Since 2015 – Harriet Churchill 15. Conservative Criminal Justice: A Strange Rediscovery of ‘Law and Order’ Politics – Peter Squires 16. Equalities and The Conservatives: The Widening of Social Divisions – Kirstein Rummery 17. The Conservative Governments, Devolution and Social Policy – Ann Marie Gray 18. Conclusions – Hugh Bochel and Martin Powell

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Book SynopsisThe seventh edition of the bestselling Public Sector Management is a rich and insightful description, analysis and critique of the management of the public sector by the UK government. NEW to the seventh edition: Now set in an international context with comparative global examples throughout Three new chapters covering: strategy and planning in the public sector; transparency, accountability and ethics; and non-profit management, including the role of social enterprise and the voluntary sector Examines the impact of the continuing financial crisis on public spending An updated companion website with tutorial videos, free access to full-text journal articles, policy documents, links to useful websites and social media resources Public Sector Management is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying public sector management as part of a business, management or politics dTable of ContentsChapter 1: The Public Sector in the United Kingdom in a Global Context Chapter 2: Politics and the Public Sector Chapter 3: Public Policy and Strategy Chapter 4: Public Spending and Financial Management Chapter 5: Managing Performance Chapter 6: E-Government Chapter 7: Accountability, Transparency and Ethics Chapter 8: Outsourcing Chapter 9: Public-Private Partnerships Chapter 10: Regulation of Infrastructure and Utilities Chapter 11: Social Enterprises, Non-Profits and the Third Sector

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Book SynopsisWith the fields of public administration and public management suffering a crisis of relevance, Alasdair Roberts offers a provocative assessment of their shortfalls. The two fields, he finds, no longer address urgent questions of governance in a turbulent and dangerous world. Strategies for Governing offers a new path forward for research, teaching, and practice. Leaders of states, Roberts writes, are constantly reinventing strategies for governing. Experts in public administration must give advice on the design as well as execution of strategies that effective, robust, and principled. Strategies for Governing challenges us to reinvigorate public administration and public management, preparing the fields for the challenges of the twenty-first century.Trade ReviewOverall, Strategies for Governing has broad implications for research, teaching, and practice in a variety of disciplines and subfields. The book's insights provide readers with fresh perspectives on important research questions in public administration, public policy, American politics, international relations, and comparative politics. Perhaps most notably, Roberts encourages us to return to first principles and to address the 'what' and 'how' of government. * Perspectives on Politics *Roberts has nudged us in the right direction to reawaken why public administration... is a field uniquely situated to link theory and practice at a macro-societal level... On that point alone, we all owe Roberts a great intellectual debt. * Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory *This is a thought-provoking book, one that deserves the attention of everyone in the field of public administration * Teaching Public Administration *Roberts succinctly makes a timely case in favor of large concerns about governing... While dealing with currently urgent realities of the field, the analysis makes a contribution to last. * American Review of Public Administration *Strategies for Governing has broad implications for research, teaching, and practice in a variety of disciplines and subfields. The book's insights provide readers with fresh perspectives on important research questions in public administration, public policy, American politics, international relations, and comparative politics. Perhaps most notably, Roberts encourages us to return to first principles and to address the 'what' and 'how' of government. * Perspectives on Politics *Roberts is masterful at distilling complex concepts into a digestible format, through which both new students and senior scholars can engage and argue. The book provides an opportunity to have a critical conversation about the boundaries of Public Administration. * Governance *The argument's timeliness is uncanny, given the COVID19 pandemic, police violence, and racism plaguing the nation today... Roberts's book is a real bottomless well of research ideas ready to be pursued by scholars, especially junior ones. The book would also be useful for directors of graduate programs in PA interested in equipping students with the mindset and tools to address the big picture. * Political Science Quarterly *Roberts succeeds in setting forth his charge for public administration to deemphasize the technical, efficiency-driven, myopic view of theory and practice and to urgently take on a new, bold view to meet the dangers facing us in this new century. This brief, clearly written book is a must read for academics and an essential addition to the required reading for public administration graduate students. Overall, it makes an important contribution to understanding the significance of a much-needed shift toward a macro-level analysis and the renewal of the state as we hurtle into the face of powerful change. * Journal of Military and Political Sociology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Time for a New Approach 1. Summary of Propositions 2. Acknowledging the State 3. States and Societies 4. Leaders and Their Goals 5. Strategies for Governing 6. Factors and Forces 7. Laws, Organizations, Programs, and Practices 8. Aspects of Institutional Stewardship 9. Challenges in Strategy-Making 10. The Struggle for Mastery 11. Danger, Strategic Fragility, and Realism 12. Time and Progress 13. Unexceptionalism 14. Efficiency or Extravagance 15. Tight or Loose Control 16. Separation or Connection 17. Present or Future 18. Commitment or Equivocation 19. Planning or Improvisation 20. Research 21. Teaching 22. Practice Conclusion: Grand Challenges A Glossary of States Further Reading Notes Index

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Book SynopsisWelfare states face profound challenges. Widening economic and social inequalities have been intensified by austerity politics, sharpened by the rise in ethno-nationalism and exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, recent decades have seen a resurgence of social justice activism at both the local and the transnational level. Yet the transformative power of feminist, anti-racist and postcolonial/decolonial thinking has become relatively marginal to core social policy theory, while other critical approaches – around disability, sexuality, migration, age and the environment – have found recognition only selectively. This book provides a much needed new analysis of this complex landscape, drawing together critical approaches in social policy with intersectionality and political economy. Fiona Williams contextualizes contemporary social policies not only in the global crisis of finance capitalism but also in the interconnected global crises of care, ecology and racialized borders. These shape and are shaped at national scale by the intersecting dynamics of family, nation, work and nature. Through critical assessment of these realities, the book probes the ethical, prefigurative and transformative possibilities for a future welfare commons. This significant intervention will animate social policy thinking, teaching and research. It will be essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the complexities of social policy for the years ahead.Trade ReviewJoint Winner of the 2023 Peter Townsend Prize of the British Academy‘Fiona Williams has been a vital force in developing critical approaches to social policy. This book brilliantly consolidates and advances our thinking about welfare and welfare states – and does so in a typically subtle and stimulating way. A must-read!’John Clarke, Emeritus Professor, The Open University ‘Breathtaking in its scope, Social Policy sets a challenging analytical and ethical agenda for social policy as a discipline and a praxis. And it contains important messages for all who seek to “build back better” from COVID-19.’Ruth Lister, Member of the House of Lords and Emeritus Professor of Social Policy, Loughborough University‘Social Policy successfully marries critical and intersectional approaches to reveal the multiplicity of socio-economic inequalities and the ways in which they interlock... The book is strongly committed to humanity, social justice and welfare and is driven by a call for a radical paradigm change in welfare principles, praxis and governance, leading to transformational improvements in people’s lives.’Judging Panel of the British Academy’s 2023 Peter Townsend PrizeTable of Contents1. IntroductionPART I ORIENTATION2. A Critical and Intersectional Approach to Social Policy3. Intersecting Global Crises and Dynamics of Family, Nation, Work, and Nature: a framework for analysisPART II ANALYSIS4. Un/Settling Family-Nation-Work-Nature: from austerity to pandemic 5. The Social Relations of Welfare: subjects, agents, activists6. Intersections in the Transnational, Social and Political Economy of CarePART III PRAXIS7. Towards an Eco-Welfare Commons: intersections of political ethics and prefigurative practices 8. Conclusion: multi-dimensional thinking for social policyAppendix I Elaborating Family-Nation-Work-Nature and Welfare Appendix II Situating the Author within Social Policy

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Book SynopsisThis book presents the findings of a major Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) project into urban austerity governance in eight cities across the world (Athens, Baltimore, Barcelona, Melbourne, Dublin, Leicester, Montréal and Nantes). It offers comparative reflections on the myriad experiences of collaborative governance and its limitations. An international collaborative from across the social sciences, the book discusses ways that citizens, activists and local states collaborate and come into conflict in attempting to build just cities. It examines the development of egalitarian collaborative governance strategies, provides innovative ideas and tools to extend emancipatory governance practices and shows hopeful possibilities for cities beyond austerity and neoliberalism.Table of ContentsIntroduction Crisis and Austerity in Eight Cities: An Overview Collaborative Governance after the Global Economic Crisis Austerity Governance, Political Resistance and Urban Transformation Rescaling through Austerity Governance The Local State in Austerity Governance Urban Cultural Diversity and Economic Migration in Austere Times Conclusion Afterword: From Austerity to COVID-19 and Beyond

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Book SynopsisLeading governance theorist Jonathan S. Davies develops a rich comparative analysis of austerity governance and resistance in eight cities, to establish a conjunctural perspective on the rolling crises of neoliberal globalism. Drawing on a major international study of eight cities, Davies employs Gramscian regime analysis to consider the consolidation, weakening and transformation of urban governance regimes through the age of austerity. He explores how urban governance shapes variations in austere neoliberalism, tackling themes including collaboration, dominance, resistance and counter-hegemony. The book is a significant addition to thinking about how the era of austerity politics influences urban governance today, and the potential for alternative urban futures.Table of ContentsStudying Urban Political (Dis)Orders Dynamics of Crisis, Neoliberalisation and Austerity Austerity and State Rescaling Consolidating Neoliberal Austerity Regimes Regime Divergence and the Limits of Austere Neoliberalism Resisting Austerity: Resonant Solidarities and Small Wins The ‘Activity of Ruling Groups’: Containment, De-mobilisation and Fragmentation Reading the Conjuncture: (Dis)Ordering Dynamics in the Crises of Neoliberal Globalism Afterword: Into the Pandemic

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