Rethinking Public Governance (Rethinking Political Science and International Studies series) - Hardcover

Torfing, Jacob

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1789909767 ISBN 13: 9781789909760

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2023

Synopsis

In this innovative book, Jacob Torfing, a leading scholar of the field, critically evaluates emerging ideas, practices and institutions that are transforming how public governance is perceived, theorised and conducted in practice.

Identifying cutting-edge developments in public governance, this incisive book analyses new forms of political leadership, public management, public organisation, administrative steering, cross-boundary collaboration, public regulation and societal problem-solving. Examining some of the most significant instances of public governance transformation, chapters explore the effects of transformations from sovereign to interactive political leadership, from national to multi-level governance, and from hard to soft power. With a novel focus on the production of innovative public value outcomes, the book considers how these developments interact with and are influenced by new digital technologies and increasing globalisation. Torfing concludes with a reflection on how best to comprehend, study and take advantage of current and future transformations in public governance.

A novel rethinking of how current societies are governed, this book will inspire students, scholars and practitioners of political science, public policy, regulation and governance, and public administration management to reconsider how public governance and administration may be organised in the future to present innovative solutions to societal problems.

About this title

About the Author

Jacob Torfing, Professor, Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University, Denmark

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789909767
• ISBN 13: 9781789909760
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 252