The Politics of Collaborative Public Management : A Primer

Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Politics of Collaborative Public ManagementA Primer\nAuthor(s): Robert Agranoff, Aleksey Kolpakov\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032473628, 978-1032473628\nSynopsis\nAlthough one often thinks of collaborative management and related group problem-solving as different interests coming together in \""peaceful harmony,\"" nothing could be further from reality. Collaboration in real-world action requires steering and negotiation in virtually every situation, with a considerable process that precedes agreement. This progression is, in effect, a \""mini\"" political and managerial process we have come to know as collaborative politics and its management. This volume explores the process and operations of collaboration and collaborative politics, from routine transactionsor \""small p\"" politicsto the significant issue forces, or \""big P\"" politics. Collaboration is defined here as the process of facilitating and operat.