TY  - BOOK
AU  - Williams,Paul
TI  - Collaboration in public policy and practice: Perspectives on boundary spanners
SN  - 9781447306306
AV  - JF1525.P6 W55 2012 
U1  - 320.6 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Bristol
PB  - Policy Press
KW  - Political planning
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Public-private sector cooperation
KW  - Policy networks
KW  - Politique publique
KW  - Grande-Bretagne
KW  - Partenariat public-privé
KW  - Réseaux de politiques publiques
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - Public Policy
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - samarbeid
KW  - offentlig sektor
KW  - Storbritannia
KW  - tverrsektorielt samarbeid
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - e-books
KW  - aat
KW  - Livres numériques
KW  - rvmgf
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; COLLABORATION IN PUBLIC POLICY AND PRACTICE; Contents; List of tables, figures and boxes; About the author; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Policy context: intra- and intersectoral collaboration; Introduction; International trends; Terminology and definitions do matter; Motivation and drivers; Costs and benefits; Theorising collaboration; Conclusion; Suggested further reading; 3. Structure and agency; Introduction; The structure-agency dichotomy; Boundary spanning and boundary spanners; Suggested further reading; 4. The role and competencies of boundary spanners; The boundary spanner as reticulistThe boundary spanner as interpreter/communicator; The boundary spanner as coordinator; The boundary spanner as entrepreneur; Conclusion; Suggested further reading; 5. Challenges in the boundary spanning role; Does the work of boundary spanners require specialised knowledge, expertise and experience?; Does personality influence the role of boundary spanners?; Tensions and ambiguities in the boundary spanning role; Conclusion; Suggested further reading; 6. Learning from the private sector; Early perspectives; Cooperative strategies; Alliance managers and managementBoundary spanners in public-private partnerships; Contrasts and comparisons with the public sector; Suggested further reading; 7. We are all boundary spanners now?; Introduction; Public managers as boundary spanners; Leaders as boundary spanners; Conclusion; Suggested further reading; 8. Implications for policy and practice; Why does it matter?; Building capacity and capabilities; Managing learning and knowledge collaboratively; Implications for developing and training boundary spanners; Professional; Networking and communities of practice; Developing boundary spanning leaders and managersSuggested further reading; 9. Reflections and conclusion; Who are the boundary spanners?; Roles and competencies; A life of paradox and ambiguity; Perspectives from the private sector; Manufacturing boundary spanners; Future research agenda; References; Index
N2  - Collaborative working explores the influence of agency through the role of individual actors in collaborative working processes, known as boundary spanners
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