Many European countries are experiencing a recent (re) emergence of collaborative
housing, such as co-housing, housing co-operatives and other forms of collective self …

It is now widely accepted that public policy is not merely about its formal wording but rather
the ways it is implemented. Implementation portrayals are not uniform: some focus on street …

Boundary spanning behavior is important for both public, non-profit and private
organizations to 'survive': to stay relevant in relation to the environment, to innovate, to …

The past decade has seen a rapid rise in the number of policy innovation labs (PILs). PILs
that are found both inside and outside of government address a wide range of social issues …

Many European countries are implementing austerity measures alongside trends of welfare
state retrenchment. Entrepreneurial forms of active citizenship are considered as a new form …

Citizens encounter many street‐level bureaucrats in their lifetime. How do they assess the
traits of the bureaucrats they meet? Understanding citizens' assessments of bureaucrats is …

With the increasing social and ecological pressures on urban settlements, re-thinking how
we produce them becomes a growing concern. Due to the diversity of actors across sectors …

This article compares views of policy officials and members of community-based collectives
on the ideal role of government in processes of community self-organization. By using Q …

How do procedural justice and service availability on the street-level affect citizens'
tendencies to act as vigilantes? Vigilantism is an illegal behaviour, and an undesirable …

This introductory article discusses the proliferation of different forms of participation in water
governance. It is argued that creating public value through participation can only succeed …