Collaborative governance : a new era of public policy in Australia? / Janine O'Flynn, John Wanna.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Flynn, Janine, author.

Wanna, John, author.

Series:

ANZSOG (Series)

ANZSOG

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : ANU Press, 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Collaboration has emerged as a central concept in public policy circles in Australia and a panacea to the complex challenges facing Australia. But is this really the cure-all it seems to be? In this edited collection we present scholarly and practitioner perspectives on the drivers, challenges, prospects and promise of collaboration. The papers, first presented at the 2007 ANZSOG Conference, draw on the extensive experience of the contributors in either trying to enact collaboration, or studying the processes of this phenomenon. Together the collection provides important insights into the potential of collaboration, but also the fiercely stubborn barriers to adopting more collaborative approaches to policy and implementation. The collection includes chapter from public servants, third sector managers, and both Australian and international academics which together make it a stimulating read for those working with or within government. It adds considerably to the debate about how to address current challenges of public policy and provides a significant resource for those interested in the realities of collaborative governance.

Contents:

Part 1. Setting the scene: challenges and prospects for collaboration

Part 2. The reality of collaboration: success, failure, challenges and questions

Part 3. Collaboration abroad: comparative perspectives

Part 4. Collaboration: rhetoric and reality.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapter.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on: online resource; title from pdf title page (JSTOR, viewed June 5, 2020).

ISBN:

9781921536410

1921536411

Publisher Number:

10.26530/OAPEN_458884