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The Precarious Politics of Public Innovation
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Abstract This article argues that debates about public innovation among governance scholars risk essentialising the concept. Rather than recognise the inherently normative content of public innovation, some scholars have created taxonomies that conflate very different forms of ‘innovation’ in the public and ... mehr
This article argues that debates about public innovation among governance scholars risk essentialising the concept. Rather than recognise the inherently normative content of public innovation, some scholars have created taxonomies that conflate very different forms of ‘innovation’ in the public and private sectors, the latter of which is deeply contradictory to public values. We re-think public innovation as both a pragmatic process, a way of responding to developments in contemporary governance, and an inherently public and democratic practice. Our analysis addresses three points: who innovates; what is the object of innovation, and what are the effects of innovation? From this analysis we specify public innovation as both inescapable and democratically necessary to safeguard and promote the important values of public life.... weniger
Klassifikation
Verwaltungswissenschaft
Freie Schlagwörter
collaborative governance; democracy; essentialism; new public management; public innovation; unintended consequences
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2018
Seitenangabe
S. 150-160
Zeitschriftentitel
Politics and Governance, 6 (2018) 1
Heftthema
Co-Producing Urban Governance for Social Innovation
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)