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Public Policy and Administration Research

This cluster of papers explores the concept of collaborative governance in public administration and management, focusing on topics such as public management reform, network management, public service motivation, co-production, performance measurement, policy implementation, stakeholder involvement, institutional theory, and public value. The papers discuss theoretical frameworks, empirical evaluations, and practical implications related to collaborative governance in the public sector.

82,864 works

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Most cited

  1. A PUBLIC MANAGEMENT FOR ALL SEASONS?

    Christopher Hood · 1991 · Public Administration · 9,650 citations

  2. Collaborative Governance in Theory and Practice

    Christopher Ansell, Alison Gash · 2007 · Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory · 7,973 citations

  3. Street-Level Bureaucracy: Dilemmas of the Individual in Public Services

    Michael Lipsky · 1981 · Michigan Law Review · 4,523 citations

  4. The New Governance: Governing without Government

    R. A. W. Rhodes · 1996 · Political Studies · 4,277 citations

  5. The “new public management” in the 1980s: Variations on a theme

    Christopher Hood · 1995 · Accounting Organizations and Society · 3,773 citations

  6. An Integrative Framework for Collaborative Governance

    Kirk Emerson, Tina Nabatchi, Stephen Balogh · 2011 · Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory · 3,499 citations

Most recent

  1. Trends in public administration research in Vietnam 1976-2021: an assessment of english-language publications

    Windy- Phan Thi Ngoc Minh · 2027 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 0 citations

  2. Trends in public administration research in Vietnam 1976-2021: an assessment of english-language publications

    Windy- Phan Thi Ngoc Minh · 2027 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 0 citations

  3. Social Accountability Mechanisms at the Community Level: Score Cards, Community Audits, and Effectiveness: Perspectives from Eastern Africa

    Abraham Kuol Nyuon · 2026 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 0 citations

  4. Social Accountability Mechanisms at the Community Level: Score Cards, Community Audits, and Effectiveness: Perspectives from Eastern Africa

    Abraham Kuol Nyuon · 2026 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 0 citations

  5. Institutional Reform and Organisational Change in African Public Administration: A Critical Examination

    Abraham Kuol Nyuon · 2026 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 0 citations

  6. Institutional Reform and Organisational Change in African Public Administration: A Critical Examination

    Abraham Kuol Nyuon · 2026 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 0 citations

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