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The Policy Sciences of Harold Lasswell
Douglas Torgerson
Illuminating and timely, this book explores in depth Harold Lasswell’s prominent and controversial 20th century proposal for the ‘policy sciences’. With his extraordinary contextual focus, Lasswell stands apart as unique in the policy l...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Legitimacy and Legitimation of Political Authorities
Andrea A Lippi
Bridging the gap between traditional and contemporary research, Andrea Lippi’s Legitimacy and Legitimation of Political Authorities presents a comprehensive and systematic analysis of both legitimacy and legitimation as two theoretical c...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Bringing Bourdieu's Theory of Fields to Critical Policy Analysis
Edited by Vincent Dubois
Laying down the foundations of a critical sociological approach to the interdisciplinary domain of public policy, this insightful book presents the first systematic reflection on the use of Bourdieu’s theory of social fields to analyse p...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Handbook on Measuring Governance
Edited by Peter Triantafillou, Jenny M. Lewis
Measuring governance has become an increasingly important feature of modern societies, with organizations and institutions expected to prove their worth by quantifying their activities and results. This unique Handbook maps historical de...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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Why Meetings Matter
Patrik Hall, Malin Åkerström, Erika A. Cederholm
This innovative book argues that meetings are a crucial feature of modern organisations, demonstrating that, contrary to popular belief, meetings are what define, represent and maintain organisations.eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Collaborating for Digital Transformation
Edited by Koen Verhoest, Gerhard Hammerschmid, Lise H. Rykkja, Erik H. Klijn
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. As worldwide institutions acknowledge the necessity of digital, open, and collaborative gove...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Handbook on Urban Social Policies
Edited by Yuri Kazepov, Eduardo Barberis, Roberta Cucca, Elisabetta Mocca
The importance of subnational welfare measures, and their complex embeddedness in wider multilevel governance systems, has often been underplayed in both urban studies and social policy analysis. This Handbook gives readers the analytica...eBook:Find out more£37.56
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Elgar Encyclopedia of Nonprofit Management, Leadership and Governance
Edited by Kevin P. Kearns, Wenjiun Wang
The Elgar Encyclopedia of Nonprofit Management, Leadership and Governance is the ultimate reference guide for those interested in the rapidly growing nonprofit sector. Each insightful entry includes a definition of the concept, practical...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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Handbook of Public Management in Africa
Edited by Gerrit van der Waldt
This forward-thinking Handbook provides a thorough and comprehensive guide on the positive prospects for public management and governance across the African continent. Exploring best practices learned by public management and governments...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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Handbook on Public Administration Reform
Edited by Shaun F. Goldfinch
Reform is a politicised, ideological, sometimes drifting, and chaotic process. As such, what public administration reform means, why it occurs, whose interests it serves, and whether it makes the world a better place, remain contested qu... -
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Handbook of Public Administration Reform
Edited by Shaun F. Goldfinch
Reform is a politicized, ideological, sometimes drifting, and chaotic process. As such, what public administration reform means, why it occurs, whose interests it serves, and whether it makes the world a better place, remain contested. A...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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A Research Agenda for Governance
B. Guy Peters, Jon Pierre, Eva Sørensen, Jacob Torfing
This incisive Research Agenda for Governance draws together unique contributions from leading scholars to examine the two distinct models of governance: the traditional model, based on the state and exercise of control through law and bu...eBook:Find out more£26.36