Public Administration and Management
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Handbook on the Politics of Public Administration
Edited by Andreas Ladner, Fritz Sager
This innovative Handbook puts the politics of public administration at the forefront, providing comprehensive insights and comparative perspectives of the different aspects of the field. -
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Norms, Gender and Corruption
Edited by Ina Kubbe, Ortrun Merkle
‘I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the complex relationship between gender equality, corruption and good governance. It clearly shows that the inclusion of women in positions of power is no “quick fix” to reduced level... -
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Speaking Truth to Power
Benjamin Ginsberg, Collin Paschall
‘Ginsberg and Paschall, two experts in their own right, have produced a provocative book about the role of expertise in politics and policy-making. Amidst a host of illuminating examples and serious arguments, a core insight leaps out at... -
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The Role of Cities in International Relations
Agnieszka Szpak, Robert Gawłowski, Joanna Modrzyńska, Paweł Modrzyński, Michał Dahl
‘Cities have increasingly captured the imagination of international scholars and practitioners. This ‘rise’ to fame is much talked about, but the international legal practicalities often remain overlooked and in need of tangible insights... -
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The Role of the Public Sector
Bent Greve
‘This book is an excellent guide for students and professionals in public and social policy, helping them to understand the economic issues in policy making. The key concepts in public sector economics are clearly presented, with explana... -
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Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Management
Edited by Kuno Schedler
‘In the dense landscape of reference works, this is the real thing. It brings together great scholars, offers a fascinating tour of the classics, and connects with today’s problems. It shows how far the field of public management has pro... -
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Public Private Collaborations for Long Term Investments
Veronica Vecchi, Francesca Casalini, Niccolò Cusumano
‘The business of business is being redefined before our very eyes: inclusion, sustainability, impact and ESG are now integrated into most investment decisions. Much more needs to be done as Agenda 2030 will not be met till “all hands on ... -
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Handbook on Urban Social Policies
Edited by Yuri Kazepov, Eduardo Barberis, Roberta Cucca, Elisabetta Mocca
‘This terrific volume gives voice to leading European thinkers in conversation with peers from the U.S., Southern Africa, Brazil, China, and Japan about building on the crucial insight that social welfare policies vary as much within nat... -
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Addressing the European Housing Crisis
Edited by Christoph U. Schmid
‘In the face of the current housing crisis in most EU countries, alternative and intermediate tenures below and between rent and ownership are in the focus of both researchers and policy makers. When searching for new models for better a... -
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Handbook of Teaching Public Administration
Edited by Karin A. Bottom, John Diamond, Pamela T. Dunning, Ian C. Elliott
‘In this insightful collection, more than fifty international scholars reflect on Public Administration traditions and their connections with PA teaching, explore relationships between research, theory, pedagogic scholarship, and practic... -
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A Research Agenda for Governance
B. Guy Peters, Jon Pierre, Eva Sørensen, Jacob Torfing
‘This is essential stuff for anyone interested in real processes of governance. If you want to understand how new forms of collaboration with citizens become intertwined with traditional modes of hierarchical governance – and in the chal... -
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Protected Area Regulation and Tourism
Valentina Dinica
‘The development and application of the SERPAT framework introduced in this timely book provides parties with a rigorous approach for managing Protected Areas. In stressing the proportionality principle – that policy responses must be ef...