Future public governance and global crises : Nordic perspectives /

"This book provides an in-depth exploration of future public governance in a post-pandemic world. It highlights the relationship between administrative reforms, collaborative mechanisms, and emphasises the necessity of a solid knowledge base and evidence based policy-making when responding to u...

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Other Authors: Pekkola, Elias (Editor), Johanson, Jan-Erik (Editor), Mikkonen, Marjukka (Editor), Stenvall, Jari (Editor), Siirtola, Emmi (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2025.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introducing Future Public Governance and Global Crises : Nordic Perspectives / Jan-Erik Johanson, Elias Pekkola, Jari Stenvall and Marjukka Mikkonen
  • Part I: Structures of governance
  • Towards the best public administration in the world : a case of health and social services reform in Finland from the perspective of children's and families' services / Eija Mattila and Tomi J. Kallio
  • What about us? : functional integration of local government services as part of social and health care reform in Finland / Patrik Nordin and Jan-Erik Johanson
  • Interdependence, knowledge and cooperation in cross-border cooperation in the North / Paula Tulppo, Timo Aarrevaara and Risto Harisalo
  • Discontinuity in projectified governance : challenges for governing the future / Johan Munck af Rosenschöld and Kanerva Kuokkanen
  • Part II: Co-creation and collaboration
  • Trust reforms in Scandinavia : assessments of adoption and impacts of trust-based management in public sector organizations / Åge Johnsen
  • Searching for Nordic features : institutional logics of participatory budgeting in local government / Lotta-Maria Sinervo, Kaisa Kurkela and Pauliina Lehtonen
  • Transforming the public sector through harnessing social capital and innovation in rural Estonia / Kadri Kangro and Katri-Liis Lepik
  • Whose voice matters? : the role and democratic legitimacy of the representation of civil society in sport in contemporary Nordic governance / Marjukka Mikkonen and Kati Lehtonen
  • Part III: Knowledge
  • Governing uncertainty by anticipating risk : assessing crisis management during COVID-19 / Jari Stenvall, Rómulo Pinheiro, Jan-Erik Johanson, Elias Pekkola, Jarle Trondal and Pasi-Heikki Rannisto
  • Anticipation and futures knowledge in policy and strategy-making at the local level in Finland / Hanna Heino
  • Evidence-informed policymaking in physical activity policy : reflections on Finland / Minttu Korsberg
  • Emerging governance issues within a changing geopolitical landscape for international collaboration in Nordic public research / Agnete Vabø and Evanthia Kalpazidou Schmidt
  • Collective resilience and sustainability in public policy : reframing the problems of unsustainability : a Nordic contribution / Esa Käyhkö
  • Conclusions: Stormwatch? : governance strategies for unpredictable seas / Elias Pekkola, Jan-Erik Johanson, Emmi Siirtola, Marjukka Mikkonen and Jari Stenvall.