The politics of collaborative public management : a primer / Robert Agranoff and Aleksey Kolpakov.

Author/creator Agranoff, Robert author.
Other author Kolpakov, Aleksey, author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
Description320 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesPublic administration and public policy
Public administration and public policy. ^A105677
Contents From bureaucracy to the politics and organization for collaborative management -- Development of collaborative enterprises -- Organizing government to meet collaboration challenges -- The processes of reaching agreement -- On power and operations in collaboration -- The politics of it all -- Academic studies of collaborative politics and management -- Stories in collaborative politics -- The process challenges and struggles of joint undertakings -- Assessing and improving collaborative performance -- The future politics of public bureaucracy in a connected era -- Conclusion: administering collaborative affairs in the digital era.
Abstract "Although one often thinks of collaborative management and related group problem-solving as different interests coming together in "peaceful harmony," nothing could be further from reality. Collaboration in real-world action requires steering and negotiation in virtually every situation, with a considerable process that precedes agreement. This progression is, in effect, a "mini" political and managerial process we have come to know as collaborative politics and its management. This volume explores the process and operations of collaboration and collaborative politics, from routine transactions, or "small p" politics, to the significant issue forces or "big P" politics. Collaboration is defined here as the process of facilitating and operating in multiorganizational arrangements for addressing problems and producing solutions through the contributions of several organizations and individuals. Throughout the book, readers are gradually exposed to analysis of key findings in collaborative politics from the long research tradition in policy and political science. This book adapts a series of stories to highlight some of collaborative politics' dynamics, from a range of jurisdictions. It further analyzes the efficacy of storytelling as a learning tool and contributor to practice in different contexts. With collaborative politics often associated with negotiations among administrative actors, authors Robert Agranoff and Aleksey Kolpakov demonstrate how interorganization/interagency collaboration operates and is managed, as well as how it has been modified or adjusted in its fundamental core concepts of bureaucratic organization and hierarchy. The Politics of Collaborative Public Management is designed as a core text for undergraduate and graduate classes on collaborative management and governance"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Agranoff, Robert. Politics of collaborative public management New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 9781003385769
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