Making Co-Production Sustainable

Challenges, Opportunities and Ways Forward
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-4473-7767-2
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Public services increasingly rely on co-production to tackle complex social challenges, yet many initiatives struggle to endure beyond short-term success. This edited collection examines the organisational dynamics and strategic frameworks necessary for embedding co-production into mainstream public service delivery.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McMullin, Caitlin

Tuurnas, Sanna

Acar, Léon

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Non-Profit-Organisationen, Verbände
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Öffentlicher Dienst, Öffentlicher Sektor
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives on the Sustainability of Co-production

1. From Short-Term Value to Lasting Social Change – Caitlin McMullin, Trui Steen and Sanna Tuurnas

Part 2: Sustainable Co-production as a Scalable Action

2. Sustaining Co-production Through Design: Meta-Design as a Conceptual and Practical Framework in Service Systems – Sofi Perikangas

3. Co-production as a Scalable Strategy for Migrant Integration: A Case Study on Neighbourhood Mothers in the Nordic Countries – Kjersti Tandberg and Hilde Svrljuga Sætre

4. Sustainable Co-creation in the Public Sector: Including the Social and Ethical Aspects of Digital Co-creation – Noella Edelmann

5. Sustaining and Scaling Co-production: Findings from a Homeless Service Provider in Amsterdam – Menno Hoppen

6. How Did We Get Here? An Empirical Description of the Paths of Sustainability of Co-production Processes – Hessel Bos and Taco Brandsen

Part 3: Sustainable Co-production as Evidence-Based Activity

7. Co-evaluation: The Ugly Duckling of the ‘Co’ Public Service Cycle – Nanna Møller Mortensen

8. Evaluating the Sustainability of Co-created Crime Prevention Initiatives: A Mixed-Methods Approach – Andreas Hagedorn Krogh and Jacob Torfing

9. Co-production as a Medium for Transformative Change: Building Collective Capabilities Through Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation – Alex Pazaitis and Veiko Lember

10. Performance Management of Co-production Strategies and Initiatives – Elke Loeffler

Part 4: Strategy and Institutional Support for Sustainable Co-production

11. Institutionalizing Service Users’ Experiential Knowledge in Public Services – Kaisa Kurkela, Aino Rantamäki, Salla Maijala and Anna-Aurora Kork

12. Maintaining Integrity: How the Leadership Roles of Street-Level Bureaucrats Matter for Sustaining Co-production in Challenging Environments – Mansur Muhammad Bello, Léon Acar and Joris Voets

13. Overcoming Barriers: Examining the Challenges to Sustainable Knowledge Co-creation in Policing and Public Safety in the City of Cape Town – Jan Wilhelm, Mary Mangai and Austin Ayodele

14. Institutional Framework for Sustainable Co-production Through a Community Cooperative – Sofi Perikangas and Mio Dambata

Part 5: Concluding Chapter

15. Conclusions and Recommendations for More Sustainable Approaches to Co-production – Caitlin McMullin, Sanna Tuurnas and Léon Acar

Über Autor(innen)

Caitlin McMullin is Associate Professor at Roskilde University and Research Fellow at the Vienna University of Economics and Business.

Sanna Tuurnas is Chief Specialist in the European Partnership of Transforming Health and Care Systems.

Léon Acar is pursuing a joint PhD in Public Governance at Ghent University and KU Leuven.