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Relational public administration: a synthesis and heuristic classification of relational approaches

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  • Koen Bartels
  • Nick Turnbull

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Interest in the relational dimensions of public administration is growing. However, the significance of relationality has not been understood, nor has the diversity of relational approaches been synthesized into a coherent research agenda. Relational public administration developed from the decline of rational policy models and the advent of network governance. We draw on relational sociology to formulate a relational perspective of larger scope, integrating relational process ontology, practice theory, social network analyses, and interpretive policy analysis. A heuristic framework classifies relational public administration research in four types: Connected Actors, Co-Creation Networks, Interactive Performance, and Dynamic Systems.

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  • Koen Bartels & Nick Turnbull, 2020. "Relational public administration: a synthesis and heuristic classification of relational approaches," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(9), pages 1324-1346, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpxmxx:v:22:y:2020:i:9:p:1324-1346
    DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2019.1632921
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    1. Martin Bortz, 2023. "Advice that resonates: explaining the variability in consultants’ policy influence," Policy Sciences, Springer;Society of Policy Sciences, vol. 56(2), pages 211-232, June.

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