In this introductory article to the thematic issue, our aim is to discuss the state of the art in
research on co-production of public services. We define co-production, for the purpose of …

User and community co-production has always been important, but rarely noticed. However,
there has recently been a movement towards seeing co-production as a key driver for …

The second edition of this highly regarded book provides a concise and accessible
introduction to the principles and elements of policy design in contemporary governance. It …

In recent years, there has been a radical reinterpretation of the role of policy making and
service delivery in the public domain. Policy making is no longer seen as a purely top‐down …

Exploring three rich cases across three countries, this book shows how government
organizations need their clients to contribute time and effort to co-producing public services …

A growing number of scholars question the sustainability of liberal representative democracy
and a welfare state dominated by the big organizations in both the public and private …

The literature on coproduction in the public sector generally pays as much attention to
clients as it does to other types of coproducers, such as citizens or volunteers. But the …

these are just two of the issues addressed by Les Johnston, who argues that policing, far
from being the exclusive preserve of public personnel, is an activity undertaken by a mixture …

Co-production is associated with the expanding role that citizens and other third-party actors
assume in the development and delivery of public services. While there are benefits to co …

Not so long ago—in the 1980s—public services were essentially seen as activities that
professionals did to, or for, members of the public to achieve results “in the public interest.” …