A ghost is making rounds in European capitals–a slow realization that austerity may perhaps
not be the answer to European crisis.(Wolf 2013; Draghi 2014) Arguably more than anything …

Public sector innovation is an important issue in the agenda of policymakers and academics
but there is a need for a change of perspective, one that promotes a more open model of …

Despite the hopes that information and communication technology (ICT) would revolutionize
democratic participation, evidence suggests that e-participation systems designed for …

The public sector is far more dynamic and innovative than its reputation. Take, for instance,
the spectacular changes in health care, employment policy and environmental protection …

This study investigates current research trends in co-production studies and discusses
conceptual approaches. The conceptual paper contains studies on co-production in the field …

In recent years, public sector organizations have increasingly focused on citizen contribution
by adopting instruments known from open innovation. By collaborating with the periphery …

New models of innovation are emerging in the marketplace and these are rapidly replacing
traditional corporate research labs as the sole source of new ideas, new technologies, and …

This volume compiles a dozen essays, by one of the most prolific proponents of co-
production as a solution for many of the challenges facing public services and democratic …

There are many obstacles to effective open innovation in the public sector context,
especially at the “fuzzy front end”(FFE), where the need or opportunity is known but serious …

Over the last decade, the concept of social innovation (SI) has been increasingly discussed
in the research and policy communities. An early understanding of the term considers SI as …