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Organizing for Coordination in the Public Sector

Practices and Lessons from 12 European Countries

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Editors:
  1. Per Lægreid

    1. Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway

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  2. Külli Sarapuu

    1. Ragnar Nurkse School of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

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  3. Lise H. Rykkja

    1. Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway

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  4. Tiina Randma-Liiv

    1. Ragnar Nurkse School of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

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Part of the book series: Public Sector Organizations (PSO)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: Emerging Coordination Practices in European Public Management

    1. Introduction: Emerging Coordination Practices in European Public Management

      • Per Lœgreid, Tiina Randma-Liiv, Lise H. H. Rykkja, Külli Sarapuu
      Pages 1-17

  3. Coordination in Northern Europe

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Coordinating Emergency Medical Service in Estonia

      • Veiko Lember, Külli Sarapuu
      Pages 21-31

    3. Consolidation of Support Services in Estonia

      • Kaide Tammel, Ringa Raudla
      Pages 32-42

    4. The Establishment of the Estonian Top Civil Service Development System

      • Annika Uudelepp, Tiina Randma-Liiv, Külli Sarapuu
      Pages 43-53

    5. Shared Services in Ireland

      • Muiris MacCarthaigh
      Pages 54-65

    6. Coordinating for Crisis Management in Norway after the Terrorist Attack in 2011

      • Lise H. Rykkja, Per Lœgreid
      Pages 66-77

    7. One-Stop-Shops for Social Welfare: The NAV Office in Norway

      • Per Lœgreid, Lise H. Rykkja
      Pages 78-90

    8. Coordination in UK Central Government

      • Oliver James, Ayako Nakamura
      Pages 91-102

    9. Local Service Boards in Wales

      • Valeria Guarneros-Meza, Steve Martin
      Pages 103-113

  4. Coordination in Western Europe

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. A Cross-Cutting Program for Coherence: Flanders in Action

      • Astrid Molenveld, Koen Verhoest
      Pages 117-128

    3. Coordinating Integrated Youth Care across Sectors

      • Koen Verhoest, Joris Voets, Astrid Molenveld
      Pages 129-140

    4. Coordination Practices in German Employment Services: The Case of Jobcenters

      • Kai Wegrich, Anca Oprisor
      Pages 141-152

    5. Inter-Ministerial Coordination in Germany: A Working Group in Climate Policy

      • Thurid Hustedt
      Pages 153-162

    6. Coordinating Internal Security Policy in Germany

      • Julia Fleischer
      Pages 163-172

    7. Managing Local Intervention Teams in Rotterdam

      • Arie van Sluis, Peter Marks
      Pages 173-183

  5. Coordination in Southern Europe

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
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    2. Coordinating Care in the Italian Region of Lombardy

      • Maria Cucciniello, Davide Galli, Claudia Guerrazzi, Greta Nasi, Edoardo Ongaro
      Pages 187-198
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About this book

This collection focuses on public sector coordination, key aspect of governments' have sought to tackle contemporary policy challenges. By guiding the reader through 20 case studies of novel coordination instruments from 12 countries, the compendium gives valuable lessons for achieving better coordination of public policies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway

    Per Lægreid, Lise H. Rykkja

  • Ragnar Nurkse School of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

    Külli Sarapuu, Tiina Randma-Liiv

About the editors

Jose M. Alonso, University of Cantabria, Spain Judith Clifton, University of Cantabria, Spain Maria Cucciniello, Bocconi University, Italy Daniel Díaz-Fuentes, University of Cantabria, Spain Julia Fleischer, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Davide Galli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy Valeria Guarneros-Meza, Cardiff University, UK Claudia Guerrazzi, Bocconi University, Italy György Hajnal, Corvinus University, Hungary and Hungarian Academy of Sciences Thurid Hustedt, University of Potsdam, Germany Oliver James, University of Exeter, UK Éva Kovács, Corvinus University, Hungary; and National University of Public Service, Hungary Veiko Lember, Ragnar Nurkse School of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia Francesco Longo, Bocconi University, Italy Muiris MacCarthaigh, Queen's University Belfast, UK Peter Marks, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands Steve Martin, Director, Business School, UK Astrid Molenveld, KU Leuven, Belgium Ayako Nakamura, University of Exeter, UK Greta Nasi, Bocconi University, Italy Juraj Nemec, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; and Faculty of Economics, Matej Bel University, Slovakia Edoardo Ongaro, Northumbria University, UK Anca Oprisor, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany Ringa Raudla, Ragnar Nurkse School of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia Arie van Sluis, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands Davidpa?ek, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic Kaide Tammel, Ragnar Nurkse School of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia Annika Uudelepp, Tallinn University, Estonia Koen Verhoest, University of Antwerp, Belgium Joris Voets, Ghent University, Belgium Kai Wegrich, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany

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