<P>Chapter 1 <I></I>Introduction</P><P><I>Niels Ejersbo, Carsten Greve, and Signe Pihl-Thingvad</P></I><P></P><P>Chapter 2<I> </I>Data and methods</P><P><I>Niels Ejersbo, Pernille Bak Pedersen, and Signe Pihl-Thingvad</P></I><P></P><P>Chapter 3 University management and reforms in context -- the relationship between university reforms and general reforms in the...</p></p></i></p></i></p></p></i></p></i></p>

A methodological perspective on network and collaboration research / Joris Voets, Christopher Koliba and Robyn Keast -- Researching networks through sequential explanatory design / Bob Agranoff and Aleksey Kolpakov -- The case study in researching networks and collaborative arrangements / Ming...

A typical image of the making and administration of policy suggests that it takes place on an incremental basis, involving public servants, their ministers and, to a more limited extent, a variety of interest groups. Yet, much policy making is based on similar policy developed in other...

In the 21st century governments are increasingly focusing on designing ways and means of connecting across boundaries to achieve goals. Whether issues are complex and challenging - climate change, international terrorism, intergenerational poverty- or more straightforward - provision of a single...

Politicians and public managers utilize branding to communicate with the public as well as to position themselves within the ever-present media now so central to political and administrative life. They must further contend with stakeholders holding contradictory opinions about the nature of a...

Introduction -- The rise of regulatory governance -- Theories of regulation -- Regulatory space and regulatory regimes -- Policy processes and the regulatory policy cycle -- Bad, better and legitimate regulation -- Define: agenda-setting, issue diagnosis and objective setting -- Design: regime...

chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Learning From Inter-Organizational Collaboration in Action: Overcoming Barriers in Affordable-Housing Collaborations -- chapter 3 The ABCDS (Autonomy, Boundary Spanning, Common Vision, and Design Attitude) of Successful Collaboration -- chapter 4 Mutually...

pt. I. Innovation capacity : a framework for analysis -- pt. II. A comparison of three cities : Barcelona, Copenhagen and Rotterdam -- pt. III. Conclusions : what supports innovation in city governments?