Co-producing Research with Users and Communities
Co-production of research seeks to bring together those with a stake in research as part of the research process, including academics, but also those affected by or who use research. In doing so, co-production raises questions about whose voice and action
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The Palgrave Handbook of Co-Production of Public Services and Outcomes ‘Loeffler and Bovaird are among the leaders of research in co-production, in both theoretical and empirical terms – and their leadership will be undiminished with this volume. They bring together major thinkers in the field to offer a collection which hits all the important markers for a handbook: it is comprehensive, clear, contemporary and coherent, but also inclusive of major strands in the literature’. —John Alford, Professor, University of Melbourne, Australia ‘This handbook is your one-stop shop for all the exciting new developments related to the co-production of public services. Its wide-ranging and trenchant essays clarify what the Handbook’s editors call the Four Co’s of co-production: co-commissioning, co-design, co-delivery and co-assessment. The essays also investigate the why, where, when and how of co-production and probe its unrealized potential and possible pitfalls. The volume’s ultimate insight is that the concept of co-production helps us reimagine how twenty-first century citizens relate to government’. —Chris Ansell, Professor, University of Berkeley, USA ‘A handbook for both practitioners and students, this is the go-to source for expertise and research evidence on co-production. Avoiding fads and fashions, the book takes a serious look at the disciplinary roots of co-production in political science, political economy and public administration. Analysing co-production in a wide variety of public services – from audit to social care – the book provides a truly international examination of both opportunities and challenges’. —Vivien Lowndes, Professor, University of Birmingham, UK ‘Co-production is a promising perspective that is challenging public administration orthodoxy. This comprehensive handbook, organized and edited by two leading experts on co-production, is an authoritative guide to applying co-production. It provides a wide-ranging set of analytic and empirically-grounded contributions from authorities in the field, highlighting the potential of co-production, its theoretical and practical implications, and obstacles and solutions to its implementation. This handbook is sure to become an essential resource for both public professionals and citizens’. —Jim Perry, Professor, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA ‘The concept of co-production suffers from overuse and misinterpretation, lacking a shared understanding in practice and theory. It is frequently viewed as an unalloyed good, without appraisal of costs and benefits, opportunities or limitations. The analysis in this Handbook from major thinkers in the field provides an overdue and muchneeded critical lens through which to understand and reappraise co-production and will help to develop a more meaningful role for co-production in our society’. —Karl Wilding, Chief Executive, National Council of Voluntary Organisations, UK
Elke Loeffler · Tony Bovaird Editors
The Palgrave Handbook of Co-Production of Public Services and Outcomes
Editors Elke Loeffler Strath
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