Policy Entrepreneurship at the Street Level

Published: April 26, 2021

This Element aims to connect the literature of street-level bureaucrats with that policy entrepreneurship in order analyze why and how operating at street level can promote change public administration individual level. I demonstrate act as entrepreneurs different contexts around globe what they think do about it practice. For this purpose, use multiple research methods: a survey, in-depth interviews, focus groups textual analyses. also offer recommendations decision-makers entrepreneurship, highlighting benefits doing so. Lastly, critically discuss normative aspects entrepreneurship: ultimately, is desirable?

Language: Английский

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Apples to Apples

Published: June 2, 2022

Interest in networks the fields of public management and policy has grown to encompass a wide array phenomena. However, we lack stable empirically verifiable taxonomy for delineating one network class from another. The authors propose all multi-organizational collaborative entities can be sorted into three taxonomic classes: structural-oriented, system-oriented, purpose-oriented. This Element reviews intellectual disciplinary histories that have informed our understanding each classes networks. It then offers description Finally, it provides field guide classifying hope is presented will serve as tool allow quicken pace learning both within across classes. When are able compare apples avoid inadvertent comparison oranges, get smarter faster.

Language: Английский

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Shared Measures

Published: Feb. 15, 2022

Traditionally, performance metrics and data have been used to hold organizations accountable. But public service provision is not merely hierarchical anymore. Increasingly, we see partnerships among government agencies, private or nonprofit organizations, civil society groups. Such collaborations may also use goals, measures, manage group efforts, however, the application of practices here will likely follow a different logic. This Element introduces concepts “shared measures” “collective use” add collaborative, relational elements existing management theory. It draws on case study collaboratives in North Carolina that were established develop community responses opioid epidemic. To explain shared measures within these collaboratives, this studies role factors such as composition, participatory structures, social relationships, distributed leadership, culture, value congruence.

Language: Английский

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Critical Race Theory

Published: Feb. 21, 2022

This Element explores Critical Race Theory (CRT) and its potential application to the field of public administration. It proposes specific areas within where a CRT framework would help uncover rectify structural institutional racism. is paramount given high priority that places on social equity, third pillar If there desire achieve equity justice, systematic, racism needs be addressed confronted directly. The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement one example urgency significance applying theories from variety disciplines study in

Language: Английский

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Rage Giving

Published: April 4, 2022

After the 2016 election upheaval and polarized public discourse in United States rise of radical-right populist parties across globe, a new phenomenon online charitable giving has emerged – donating motivated by rage. This Element defines this phenomenon, discusses its meaning amidst current body research knowledge on emotions giving, implications viral fundraising increased social media use both donors nonprofit organizations, intersectionality rage for practitioners understanding as form civic engagement, exploration philanthropy tool movements change. Previous shows contextual variation motivations; however, feelings anger is an unstudied behavioral shift giving.

Language: Английский

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Police reform from the top down: Experimental evidence on police executive support for civilian oversight

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: July 2, 2024

Abstract The accountability of police to the public is imperative for a functioning democracy. opinions executives—pivotal actors implementing oversight policies—are an understudied, critical component successful reform efforts. We use pre‐registered survey experiment administered all U.S. municipal chiefs and county sheriffs assess whether executives’ attitudes towards civilian are responsive 1) state‐level opinion (drawing on original n = 16,840 survey) 2) prior adoption review boards in large agencies. Results from over 1,300 executives reveal that law enforcement leaders elite peer but much less opinion, despite overwhelming support. Compared appointed chiefs, elected likely support any oversight. Our findings hold implications reformers: we find existing regimes largely popular, it possible move executive

Language: Английский

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Retrofitting Collaboration into the New Public Management

Published: Aug. 31, 2021

This Element is about the challenges of working collaboratively in and with governments countries a strong New Public Management (NPM) influence. As evidence from Zealand analyzed this study demonstrates, collaboration – across organization boundaries public was not inherently part NPM often discouraged or ignored. When need for collaborative management approaches became obvious, efforts centered around “retrofitting” into NPM, mixed results. analyzes impediments catalysts to concludes that significant modification standard operational model needed including: Alternative institutions funding, design, delivery, monitoring accountability; performance indicators; Incentives rewards collaboration; Training servants Collaboration champions, guardians, complexity translators, stewards; paradoxically, governance processes designed make decisions stick.

Language: Английский

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Calibrating Public Accountability

Published: March 1, 2021

Accountability is a staple of Public Administration scholarship, but scholars have been unsuccessful at developing predictive model accountable behavior. Large swaths research about accountability still focuses on scarcely read annual reports as video footage police encounters are watched and discussed by citizens regularly. In this Element, we seek to further understanding the norms expectations associated with implementation Body-Worn Cameras. Specifically, examines when departments release, or do not public civilians release that footage. Indirectly, technology broad implications for societal values relationship between law enforcement. Our findings suggest enforcement central policy, more broadly, accountability.

Language: Английский

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Race, Policing, and Public Governance

Published: June 4, 2021

Language: Английский

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Partnership Communities

Published: Oct. 21, 2021

We undertake the first quantitative and broadly comparative study of structure performance partnership communities to our knowledge. Our addresses several important research questions. How connected are members communities? can we understand quality projects a community undertakes? do political institutions shape their performance? After defining as networked private firms which form consortia that enter into long-term contractual arrangements with governments, show how they affected by government demand for partners. then provide an overview those factors predicting success in financing projects. Finally, focus on economy communities. develop test theoretical predictions about national also investigate voters' preferences over alternative infrastructure delivery before drawing out implications practice.

Language: Английский

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