Strategic Management of the Transition to Public Sector Co-creation

As the practices of public governance are rapidly changing, so must the theoretical frameworks for understanding the creation of efficient, effective and democratic governance solutions.

First published as a special issue of Policy & Politics journal, this book explores the role of strategic management, digitalisation and generative platforms in encouraging the co-creation of innovative public value outcomes. It considers why we must transform the public sector to drive co-creation and the importance of integrating different theoretical strands when studying processes, barriers and outcomes.

This book lays out important stepping-stones for the development of new research into the ongoing transition to co-creation as a mode of governance.

Jacob Torfing is Professor in the Department of Social Sciences and Business at Roskilde University, Denmark and Professor 2 in the Social Science Faculty at Nord University, Norway.

Ewan Ferlie is Professor of Public Services Management at King’s College London, UK.

Tina Jukić is Assistant Professor for Informatics in Public Administration in the Faculty of Public Administration at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Edoardo Ongaro is Professor of Public Management at The Open University, UK.