by Luke Craven (Editor), Helen Dickinson (Editor), Gemma Carey (Editor)
About the Author
Luke Craven is a Research Fellow in the Public Service Research Group at UNSW Canberra.
Helen Dickinson is Associate Professor of Public Service Research and Director of the Public Service Research Group UNSW Canberra.
Gemma Carey is Associate Director and the Research Director of the Centre for Social Impact UNSW and an NHMRC Fellow.
About this book
This book aims to develop four key challenges that remain unresolved in the boundary-spanning literature, which span from the conceptual, to the practice, to the translational. In doing so, it tackles the question of boundary-spanning from four different angles, providing an in-depth investigation of the current state of the field in each of these realms, in addition to new directions for solving the identified challenges. Finally, the book synthesises the lessons from each of these challenges into a coherent and integrated final piece of the boundary dilemma. In doing so, it will provide depth and a clearer agenda for future research and practice.
Crossing Boundaries in Public Policy and Management digs into the heart of enduring questions and challenges for cross-boundary working, providing in-depth conceptual contributions on the fundamental challenges of boundary work. It displays the latest state of knowledge on the topic and will be of interest to researchers, academics, practitioners, and students in the fields of public management, public policy, public administration, public-private relationships and coordination and collaboration.
Table of contents
Introduction: The Inexorable Appeal of Boundaries in Public Policy and Management 1
PART 1 The Concept Challenge 13
1 The Rise of Boundaries 15
2 Classifications of Boundaries and Their Associated Impacts for How We View Boundaries 23
3 Boundary Concepts 38
4 Where Next for Boundaries? 53
PART 2 The Practical Challenge 63
5 The Challenges of Cross Boundary Practice 67
6 Lessons for Policy and Practice 70
7 Training and Development 104
8 Conclusions 108
PART 3 The Craft Challenge 119
9 Boundary Spanners: Towards a Theory of Practice 121
10 The Theory Underpinning Cross-Boundary Facilitation 135
11 Towards the Craft and Practice of Facilitation Across Collaborative Boundaries 165
12 Conclusion 186
PART 4 The Methodology Challenge 191
13 Review, Methodological Approaches to Understanding Collaborative Practice 193
14 A Spot Light on Systems Methodologies: Methods to Understand Complex Issues 211
Conclusion: The Future of Boundary Spanning Research and Practice 241
Index 257
Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Public Management
Length: 272 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (November 26, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1138636029
ISBN-13: 978-1138636026