The Theory and Practice of Developing Parliamentary Research and Information Services
Author: Parliamentary Library Staff
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9780975201510
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Learning Policy, Doing Policy
Author: Trish Mercer
Publisher: ANU Press
Published: 2021-03-18
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 176046421X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen it comes to policymaking, public servants have traditionally learned ‘on the job’, with practical experience and tacit knowledge valued over theory-based learning and academic analysis. Yet increasing numbers of public servants are undertaking policy training through postgraduate qualifications and/or through short courses in policy training. Learning Policy, Doing Policy explores how policy theory is understood by practitioners and how it influences their practice. The book brings together insights from research, teaching and practice on an issue that has so far been understudied. Contributors include Australian and international policy scholars, and current and former practitioners from government agencies. The first part of the book focuses on theorising, teaching and learning about the policymaking process; the second part outlines how current and former practitioners have employed policy process theory in the form of models or frameworks to guide and analyse policymaking in practice; and the final part examines how policy theory insights can assist policy practitioners. In exploring how policy process theory is developed, taught and taken into policymaking practice, Learning Policy, Doing Policy draws on the expertise of academics and practitioners, and also ‘pracademics’ who often serve as a bridge between the academy and government. It draws on a range of both conceptual and applied examples. Its themes are highly relevant for both individuals and institutions, and reflect trends towards a stronger professional ethos in the Australian Public Service. This book is a timely resource for policy scholars, teaching academics, students and policy practitioners.
Platypus and Parliament
Author: Stanley Bach
Publisher: Department of Senate Parliament House
Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 389
ISBN-13: 9780642712912
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA systematic examination of how the Senate actually operates covering topics which include the design and operation of Australia's system of government, an analysis of the confrontation betwen the Senate and the house of Representatives in 1975, proposals for reform, the republican debate, minority parties and the balance of power.
The Australian Library Journal
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Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 460
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKInformation and Communication Technologies for Development. Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D
Author: Petter Nielsen
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2019-04-25
Total Pages: 805
ISBN-13: 3030184005
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe two volumes IFIP AICT 551 and 552 constitute the refereed proceedings of the 15th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2019, held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in May 2019. The 97 revised full papers and 2 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 185 submissions. The papers present a wide range of perspectives and disciplines including (but not limited to) public administration, entrepreneurship, business administration, information technology for development, information management systems, organization studies, philosophy, and management. They are organized in the following topical sections: communities, ICT-enabled networks, and development; digital platforms for development; ICT for displaced population and refugees. How it helps? How it hurts?; ICT4D for the indigenous, by the indigenous and of the indigenous; local technical papers; pushing the boundaries - new research methods, theory and philosophy in ICT4D; southern-driven human-computer interaction; sustainable ICT, informatics, education and learning in a turbulent world - "doing the safari way”.
Wisecare
Author: Walter Sermeus
Publisher: IOS Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781586030483
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTitle page -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Part I: Introduction -- WISECARE: an Overview -- Information Needs of Oncology Nurses -- The WISECARE Environment -- Part II: Planning and Design -- Classification Systems and theirApplicability to the Needs of Oncology Nurses -- Organisation of the Database -- Data Collection Manual -- Risk Assessment -- The WISETool -- WISECARE WWW-Server -- WISECARE Technology Assessment Tool -- Methodological Issues -- Part III: Results -- Global Feedback on Clinical Management -- Global Nursing Resource Feedback -- Experiences of the Clinical Nursing Sites -- Modelling and Simulation of Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy -- Part IV: Evaluation -- Multicentre Research -- Patient Outcome Measures for Oncology Care -- Impact of WISECARE on Clinical Behaviour of Oncology Nurses and on Patient Outcomes -- Oncology Nurses' Change with Respect to Clinical Management -- Harmonisation of Data Collection -- European Impact Analysis -- Part V: Future -- Future Development and Methodological Issues -- Starting up a WISECARE Oncology User Group -- Exploitation Plan -- Appendices -- Executive Summary -- Glossary -- List of Annexes -- List of WISECARE Members and Partners -- Author Index
Public Finance and Parliamentary Constitutionalism
Author: Will Bateman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2020-09-24
Total Pages: 283
ISBN-13: 1108478115
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores financial aspects of constitutional government, focusing on central banking, sovereign borrowing, taxation and public expenditure.
The Oxford Handbook of Swedish Politics
Author: Jon Pierre
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 737
ISBN-13: 0199665672
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Handbook provides a broad introduction to Swedish politics, and how Sweden's political system and policies have evolved over the past few decades.
Parliamentary Roles in Modern Legislatures
Author: Magnus Blomgren
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-02-13
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 1136456414
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book gathers the most influential authors on role research and legislative studies to examine the different roles that MPs are playing in modern-day legislatures. It provides a comprehensive and critical overview of current research on legislative roles, summarises previous research, presents a large variety of methodological approaches and also explores the latest developing approaches to role theory. The concept of political roles has become increasingly relevant for understanding contemporary political systems. Parliamentary, legislative and representative roles are professional roles that provide a way of connecting the individual legislator to their institution that can also explain a legislator’s attitude and behaviour. Drawing upon case studies with as much as 40 years of data that include Germany, the Netherlands, UK, Austria, Hungary, Australia, New Zealand and the European Parliament, this book examines the link between representative roles, different institutional settings and parliamentary behaviour. It argues that the roles MPs play depend of who they think they should represent; between their voters, their party, the people of their country and also themselves, conflicts of loyalty can occur. This book provides a framework to analyse MPs’ choices by searching both the reasons for their views about representation, and the consequences of those views in parliament. Parliamentary Roles in Modern Legislatures will be of strong interest to students and scholars of government, legislative studies, political parties, comparative politics, political sociology and deliberative democracy.
New Public Management in Africa
Author: Robert E. Hinson
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2021-10-25
Total Pages: 343
ISBN-13: 3030771814
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book analyses and evaluates the accomplishments, challenges, and approaches associated with the New Public Management (NPM) in Africa towards establishing context-specific interventions for public sector institutions' performance. Taking the reader through various business and management approaches, including leadership in the public sector, digitalisation, market orientation and trust building, this book provides an understanding of the key issues facing public sector organisations in Africa and offers novel ways of approaching public management in a changing socio-economic landscape to drive improved performance of public institutions. The book offers students, practitioners and researchers important insights on NPM and public sector institutions in Africa. The recommendations of the book will help government and policymakers implement appropriate public sector management policies for strengthening public sector service delivery in Africa.
