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Robust Public Governance in a Turbulent Era
Theoretical Framework and Empirical Experiences
9781803928791 Edward Elgar Publishing
This incisive book addresses the significant challenges facing the public sector in an era of rising global turbulence. Expert authors explore strategies for robust public governance, emphasizing the need for flexible adaptation and proactive innovation to fulfil political ambitions, uphold values, and undertake key societal functions in times of crisis.
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This incisive book addresses the significant challenges facing the public sector in an era of rising global turbulence. Expert authors explore strategies for robust public governance, emphasizing the need for flexible adaptation and proactive innovation to fulfil political ambitions, uphold values, and undertake key societal functions in times of crisis.
Chapters examine diverse approaches to turbulent problems, drawing on comparative empirical studies of local responses to the refugee crisis, the climate crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic. They highlight the benefits of combining theory and practice, introducing a novel analytical framework to demonstrate the importance of collaborative governance and new institutional designs. Ultimately, the book looks toward the future study of robust governance, proposing an interdisciplinary research agenda that goes beyond the traditional dichotomy between public administration and crisis management.
Students and researchers in public governance, public administration, political science, and public policy will benefit from the cutting-edge insights in this book. It is also an invaluable resource for policymakers and practitioners in the public sector and in private consultancy firms seeking to understand new developments in public governance.
Chapters examine diverse approaches to turbulent problems, drawing on comparative empirical studies of local responses to the refugee crisis, the climate crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic. They highlight the benefits of combining theory and practice, introducing a novel analytical framework to demonstrate the importance of collaborative governance and new institutional designs. Ultimately, the book looks toward the future study of robust governance, proposing an interdisciplinary research agenda that goes beyond the traditional dichotomy between public administration and crisis management.
Students and researchers in public governance, public administration, political science, and public policy will benefit from the cutting-edge insights in this book. It is also an invaluable resource for policymakers and practitioners in the public sector and in private consultancy firms seeking to understand new developments in public governance.
Critical Acclaim
‘Over the past two decades a series of minor and mega-crises, from climate change to global pandemics and financial crises, have challenged governments around the world, bringing the concept of policy robustness to the forefront of considerations of policy and governance. Rather than think of such events as ''one-off'', in this book Christopher Ansell, Eva Sørensen, Jacob Torfing and Jarle Trondal have brought a set of authors to bear on thinking about how governments and policies can be made stronger and better prepared for the next crisis. With the negative experiences many countries encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic still ringing in our ears, this task is of the utmost importance.’
– Michael Howlett, Simon Fraser University, Canada
– Michael Howlett, Simon Fraser University, Canada
