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This open access book provides an authoritative overview of public administration, public management and public governance in Japan. Japan is one of the leading countries on the international stage, with a reputation for effective government and administration. The book covers a wide range of themes, including social welfare, public employment, the education system, public finance, and crisis management. Written by a team of expert scholars, it will appeal to international researchers and practitioners interested in Japan, as well as public administration and public management more broadly. It will be the definitive guide to public administration and governance in Japan for years to come. Koichiro Agata is Professor of Public Administration at Waseda University, Japan Hiroaki Inatsugu is Professor of Public Administration at Waseda University, Japan Hideaki Shiroyama is Professor of Public Administration at the University of Tokyo, Japan .

Political planning. --- Public administration. --- Public Policy. --- Public Administration. --- Public Management.

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“Resilience vs Pandemics: Innovations in Public Places and Buildings” explores innovative solutions for architecture and public places during and after the pandemic. Additionally, the authors contribute to the documentation of architectural and social transformations that have been prompted by previous transmissible diseases, as this knowledge can inform responses to future pandemics. In this volume, the chapters present critical, exploratory, multi- and interdisciplinary, and cutting-edge research approaches; with a particular focus on the effects of COVID-19 and other highly transmissible diseases on the design, use, performance, and perception of the built environment, particularly at the building scale. This volume aims to organize a collection of scientific studies, reviews, analysis, recommendations, and solutions in the fields of urban design, architecture, design, landscape design, etc. The overarching goal is to document new approaches to create and enhance built environment resilience. Chapters shed light on novel methods, tools, processes, regulations, behaviours, and other relevant details contributing to a comprehensive understanding of this crucial issue. The two scales of the built environment under consideration are: (1) Public Places, including research on transformations (death, emergencies, changes), requirements, adaptability, usability, virtual immersion, historical perspectives, interactivity, shifts in use and programs, etc. (2) Buildings, including regulations, shifts in use and program, non-pharmaceutical interventions, human interactions, and human-machine interfaces. The book covers a wide range of studies, including physical and non-physical studies, which may refer to the city infrastructure, green/blue spaces, housing, policy-making, health services, social and economic issues, etc. The findings and results of various global case study examples contribute to the decision-making of governments, organizations, and institutions, as well as inspire scholars and future research for developing resilience in the post-pandemic era.

Sustainable architecture. --- Landscape architecture. --- Public administration. --- Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings. --- Landscape Architecture. --- Public Management.

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This Brief provides a primer on collaborative governance and its essential principles. Drawing on examples from the U.S. at the local government level, chapters accentuate the growing utilization of bottom-up approaches in addressing complex societal concerns, with a particular emphasis on public health issues such as HIV/AIDS and the COVID 19 pandemic. The Brief approaches the topic with the following questions in mind: (1) Does collaborative governance provide a viable alternative to complex public problem solving compared to the traditional top-down bureaucratic approach?; (2) Is cross-sector stakeholders’ involvement in collaborative governance a viable pathway forward in the administration of peoples’ affairs?; (3) Can societal well-being be better promoted with non-mandated collaborative governance?; (4) Would the representation and participation of target populations in policy decision making and/or implementation generate constructive and sustainable solutions for societal benefits? ; and (5) Is collaborative governance the future of public management/administration? Providing much needed insights for theory, policy, and praxis, this volume will be of interest to academics and students of public affairs, public management, governance, public health, public policy, and disaster and emergency management, as well as practitioners and policy makers in related fields.

Public administration. --- Political science. --- Public Administration. --- Governance and Government. --- Public Management.

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“The book provides a comprehensive analysis of a central role in the machinery of local government in the Nordic countries – that of the chief administrative officer.” —Harald Baldersheim Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway “This book is a lighthouse for all those who seek to understand the multifaceted landscape of Nordic local government.” —Sabine Kuhlmann, Professor, Potsdam University, Germany. “Nordic local governments always have been champions in trustworthy governance. This empirically rich comparative book shows how their model anticipates turbulence and adapts to remain effective and legitimate… Make sure to have it on your desk.” —Geert Bouckaert, Professor, KU Leuven, Belgium. This open access book examines the roles of municipal chief executive officers in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Whilst it has long been recognised that local authorities in these countries are often more autonomous than most other local authorities around the world, we still lack an integrated overview of leadership in Nordic local government, and the development of its top administrative management. This book ameliorates this lack of knowledge by providing a thorough, extensive and updated assessment of the role of municipal chief executive officers in the five Nordic states, as well as their interactions and relations with internal and external actors. Comparative in nature, it will appeal to all those interested in local and urban governance, public administration, public management, and leadership studies. Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir is Professor of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Iceland. Morten Balle Hansen is Professor in Public Management, SDU University and Director of the Research program in Management, UCL University College, Denmark Anna Cregård is Associate Professor in the Department of Work Life and Social Welfare, University of Borås, Sweden. Dag Olaf Torjesen is Professor in the Department of Political Science and Management, University of Agder, Norway. Siv Sandberg is Lecturer in Public Administration at Åbo Akademi University, Finland.

Political planning. --- Political leadership. --- Public administration. --- Public Policy. --- Political Leadership. --- Public Management.

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“I highly recommend this book for scholars and students who want to better understand bureaucracy in a digital world.” —Leisha DeHart-Davis, Professor, University of North Carolina, USA “By adopting a micro-level perspective and a ‘bureaucracy in action’ approach, the book offers fresh insights for both scholars and practitioners and provides an invaluable contribution to understanding how public bureaucracies are navigating digital transformations.” —Gabriela Spanghero Lotta, Associate Professor, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil “A must-read for scholars and practitioners, this work provides invaluable insights into the interplay between technology and bureaucracy, highlighting both the opportunities and the challenges inherent in digital transformation.” —Albert Meijer, Professor, Utrecht University, The Netherlands This book assesses how digitalization of public organizations affects their bureaucratic structure and features. Drawing on rich ethnographic data from two highly digitalized government agencies in Denmark, it analyses how digitalization both enhances and distorts fundamental characteristics of Weberian bureaucracy, including division of labour, hierarchy, rules and programmability, and bureaucratic discretion. The book also examines the ways in which digitalization influences demands on employees’ and managers’ expertise and relationships with other organizational actors, and demonstrates the implications of digitalization for the enactment of public bureaucratic values such as legality, transparency, accountability, and responsiveness. In doing so, it provides an analysis of the opportunities and challenges facing public bureaucracies in the digital age. Above all, the book offers a nuanced understanding of how digital transformation reshapes the public bureaucracy, and thereby one of the foundation stones on which our societies stand. Caroline Howard Grøn is Associate Professor at the King Frederik Center for Public Leadership, Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, Denmark. Anne Mette Møller is Associate Professor at the Department of Organization, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.

Public administration. --- Technological innovations. --- Public Administration. --- Public Management. --- Innovation and Technology Management. --- Bureaucracy. --- Internet in public administration.