Purpose – The purpose of this research is to examine the largely ignored executive development needs of the reformed twenty‐first century public sector by executive education providers in business schools. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is predominantly conceptual exploring the...

Globally there are many innovative, citizen driven initiatives at grass roots level which are aimed at invigorating local politics and improving public service provision (www.oneworldaction.org/indepth/project. jsp?project.209). There has also been recognition that civil society rather than...

Purpose – To present a perspective on partnership grounded in empirical management research. This paper is based on a keynote presentation by the author at a conference on partnership in Durham in 2004. Design/methodology/approach – It reflects on the particular challenges of realising...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain the global, historic context of public administration and the specific British context of teaching and research for public administration. Also, it asks the question, “is twenty-first century public administration still ‘fit for purpose?’”....

1 Introduction: Contested Perspectives on Vulnerability: Which Groups Are Vulnerable and Why? -- 2 Beyond Public Services: The Era of New Public Populism -- 3 The Impact of Brexit on Vulnerability: Using a Theoretical Lens of Transnational and Local Linkages -- 4 Vulnerability a Collective or...