Futures for the public sector
- ISBN: 9789462704503
- Editorial: Leuven University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2025
- Lugar de la edición: Leuven. Países Bajos
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 428
- Idiomas: Inglés
Thought-provoking analysis of how illiberalism, major crises and digital transformation are changing our politico-administrative systems
What does the future hold for the public sector? A convergence of illiberalism, major crises, system quakes and digital transformations are reshaping current politico-administrative systems. How will this challenge the way states and public administrations can and should be managed, and what will be the impact on citizen-administrative relations and our models of democracy? In this book, leading public administration scholars reflect on major trends in the public sector and their implications. They offer visions of how the academic field of public administration can respond to or anticipate possible futures. Ideal for policymakers, academics, and anyone interested in the future of governance, this compelling work reflects on how the forces transforming our world will impact the public sector.
INTRODUCTIONLooking at futures for the public sector by Geert Bouckaert
PART 1: FUTURES OF THE POLITICOADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM
Strategies for democratic public administration in an era of populism by Michael W. Bauer
The trend towards fragility in the 21st century by Alasdair Roberts
Undermining the administrative state: The case of the United States by Donald Moynihan
Shifting power structures in the US : The rolling back of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies by Norma M. Riccucci
PART 2: FUTURES OF CONTAINING CRISES AND DISRUPTION
Are poly-crises the new normal? Challenges for public administration in liberal-democratic states by Brian W. Head
The rise of hybridity in the new normalcy of crises by Tiina Randma-Liiv and Steven Nommik
The future role of government in cybersecurity by Greta Nasi
The dawn of disruptive technology-driven future government by M. Jae Moon, Seulgi Lee, Seungkyu Park, and Ire Park
The digital transformation as a double governance challenge by Albert Meijer
PART 3: FUTURES OF CITIZEN-STATE INTERACTIONS
The rise of sceptical citizens about public administration communication by María José Canel
Politicisation and populism: The future of the frontline of public services by Gabriela Lotta
PART 4: FUTURES OF ADMINISTRATING THE STATE
The transformation of the regulatory state? by Martin Lodge
Why we need more public value by Sandra Van Thiel
Ecosystems: the word that would be king? by Adina Dudau
PART 5: FUTURES OF MANAGING THE CIVIL SERVICES
hifting dynamics of advice : Non-state experts and private sector consultancies in public policy by Rosie Collington
Flexibilisation of work and the future of public sector employment by Adrian Ritz, Guillem Ripoll, and Lorenza Micacchi
The future of bureaucratic merit by Marina Nistotskaya The functional politicisation of the merit civil service : From responsive to subservient bureaucracy? by Tobias Bach
The disappearance of lower-grade bureaucrats by Steven Van de Walle
PART 6: FUTURES OF STUDYING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Using Public Administration research to strengthen futures thinking in the public sector by Jeroen Maesschalck
The future of a scattered field: Challenges and opportunities by Asmus Leth Olsen
The rise of open science and public access : Implications for Public Administration research by Mary K. Feeney
