Complexity Theory in Public Administration

Elizabeth Anne Eppel, Mary Lee Rhodes

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English

Routledge
30 June 2021

Research methods: general; Public administration; Public ownership & nationalisation

This book reframes theoretical, methodological and practical approaches to public administration by drawing on complexity theory concepts.

It aims to provide alternative perspectives on the theory, research and practice of public administration, avoiding assumptions of traditional theory-building. The contributors explain both how ongoing non-linear interactions result in macro patterns becoming established in a complexity-informed world view, and the implications of these dynamics. Complexity theory explains the way in which many repeated non-linear interactions among elements within a whole can result in processes and patterns emerging without design or direction, thus necessitating a reconsideration of the predictability and controllability of many aspects of public administration.

As well as illustrating how complexity theory informs new research methods for studying this field, the book also shines a light on the different practices required of public administrators to cope with the complexity encountered in the public policy and public management fields. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Public Management Review journal.

Edited by: Elizabeth Anne Eppel, Mary Lee Rhodes
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 258g
ISBN: 9781032088679
ISBN 10: 1032088672
Pages: 172
Publication Date: 30 June 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction – Complexity theory and public management: a ‘becoming’ field 1. Association between decisions: experiments with coupled two-person games 2. Understanding the influence of values in complex systems-based approaches to public policy and management 3. ‘What insights do fitness landscape models provide for theory and practice in public administration?’ 4. Engaging with complexity in a public programme implementation 5. Bridging complexity theory and hierarchies, markets, networks, communities: a ‘population genetics’ framework for understanding institutional change from within 6. Utilizing complexity theory to explore sustainable responses to intimate partner violence in health care 7. Sustainability of collaborative networks in higher education research projects: why complexity? Why now? 8. Cultivating resiliency through system shock: the Southern California metropolitan water management system as a complex adaptive system

Elizabeth Anne Eppel is a Senior Research and Teaching Fellow in the School of Government at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Her research interests are complexity in public policy processes, governance networks, and collaborative governance. Mary Lee Rhodes is Associate Professor of Public Management at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Her research is focused on complex public service systems and the dynamics of performance. Her current research is on the nature and dynamics of social innovation and impact, and she is developing research on social finance, and resilience of urban systems.