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155. Patterns of co-production in public services - Some concluding thoughts

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Pestoff, Victor, Osborne, Stephen P, Brandsen, Taco, Pestoff, Victor, Osborne, Stephen P, and Brandsen, Taco

Abstract

Research on the roles of the third sector in the delivery of public services has so far been scattered. However, there is much to learn from drawing the different manifestations of third-sector involvement together, as each represents an element of the third sector within the public services, expressed in different ways. An interesting question for research and practice is how different combinations of such elements are and should be embedded, given the variations in national structures of service provision. The studies presented in this collection have offered a stepping-stone in progressing towards an answer. Here we offer some suggestions for a future research agenda. These concern, respectively, the relationships between different roles of the third sector, links with the analysis of welfare state reform and the function of co-production.

Published
2006
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168. Restoring Trust Through the Co-Production of Public Services: A theoretical elaboration.

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Fledderus, Joost, Brandsen, Taco, and Honingh, Marlies

Subjects
MUNICIPAL services, SELF-efficacy, MOTIVATION (Psychology), DELIVERY of goods, CROWDING out (Economics)
Abstract

Co-production, the involvement of clients in the delivery of public services, is believed to foster trust. However, there is insufficient research on this topic to prove what is at present merely an assumption. This article gives theoretical insights into this relationship. First, it is identified that co-production relates to identification-based trust. Second, the most important theoretical mechanisms are identified that link the two concepts: increasing self-efficacy and the creation of trust networks. A third step is to move towards a more contingent perspective. This involves not only favourable conditions, but also obstructions to trust-building, such as crowding-out motivations and free-riding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2014
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172. The National Action Plan on social inclusion: an opportunity for the third sector?

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Brandsen, Taco, Pavolini, Emmanuele, Ranci, Costanzo, Sittermann, Birgit, Zimmer, Annette, Brandsen, Taco, Pavolini, Emmanuele, Ranci, Costanzo, Sittermann, Birgit, and Zimmer, Annette

Abstract

The European Union’s influence on its member states is currently the topic of frequent discussion, under the label of Europeanisation. With the establishment of the single market, further steps were necessary to ensure the future economic development of the member states. This included the fight against social exclusion, which refers to a situation in which people are prevented from participating fully in society because lack of financial assets, low education or insufficient skills. One means introduced to pursue this goal was the National Action Plan on Social Inclusion (NAPincl), introduced at the Lisbon meeting in March 2000. One of the objectives of the NAPincl was the ‘mobilisation of all relevant actors’. Member states are explicitly expected to include social partners (trade unions and employers), NGO’s and social service providers in the fight against social exclusion. This paper examines whether the introduction of the NAP has led to the desired mobilisation, and whether it has had the effect of bringing third sector organisations active at the national level closer together. Seven countries (France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom) were included in this case study. The period under investigation included the process of setting up both the first NAPincl (submitted in 2001 and covering the period 2001- 2003) and the second (submitted in 2003 and covering the period 2003-2005). The empirical results we have found in relation to mobilisation were quite varied. In some countries, particularly in Sweden and the United Kingdom, the introduction of the NAPincl was perceived to be associated with significant changes in the national tradition of involving third sector organisations in social inclusion policy: many new organisations came together (including user groups) and they were allowed to participate fully in the policymaking process. In the other countries the impact was far more limited. Sometimes (for example in Italy)

175. Bern: Integration Guidelines

Author

Felder, Maxime, Dekker, Paul, Series editor, Benjamin, Lehn, Series editor, Brandsen, Taco, editor, Cattacin, Sandro, editor, Evers, Adalbert, editor, and Zimmer, Annette, editor

Published
2016
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190. Inertia, Clearings, and Innovations in Malmö

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Segnestam Larsson, Ola, Nordfeldt, Marie, Carrigan, Anna, Dekker, Paul, Series editor, Benjamin, Lehn, Series editor, Brandsen, Taco, editor, Cattacin, Sandro, editor, Evers, Adalbert, editor, and Zimmer, Annette, editor

Published
2016
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191. Urban Governance and Social Innovations

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Cattacin, Sandro, Zimmer, Annette, Dekker, Paul, Series editor, Benjamin, Lehn, Series editor, Brandsen, Taco, editor, Cattacin, Sandro, editor, Evers, Adalbert, editor, and Zimmer, Annette, editor

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2016
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