Governance has become one of the most commonly used concepts in contemporary political
science. It is, however, often used to mean a variety of different things. This book helps to …

A 'Babylonian'variety of policy network concepts and applications can be found in the
literature. Neither is there a common understanding of what policy networks actually are, nor …

The fully revised and updated new edition of this textbook continues to provide the most
accessible overview of the main approaches in the study of public policy. It seeks to review …

This book arose from a course, Comparative Local Government and Urban Politics, which I
taught with Keith Dowding at the London School of Economics between 1997 and 2000 …

Sports Tourism: Participants, Policy and Providers is an unparalleled text that explains
sports tourism as a social, economic and cultural phenomenon that stems from the unique …

This paper is the product of a collaborative, comparative study of nine policy areas in British
Government. It does not describe these several policy areas but summarises recent …

The recent surge in popularity of 'accountability'in public administration and international
development seems in part divorced from centuries of conceptual and empirical work done …

The study of urban governance provides a valuable insight into economic, social, and
political forces and how they shape city life. But who and what are the real drivers of …

Decentralization has long been advocated as a desirable process for improving health
systems. Nevertheless, we still lack a sufficient analytical framework for systematically …

Western societies are becoming increasingly complex and challenging to govern, yet the
modern state continues to play a central role in governance. This book presents a detailed …