Public Values in Pluralistic and Complex Settings – Are Agonistic Ideas the Answer?

Warner, Sarah; Brown, Prudence; Cherney, Lorraine

doi:10.1080/01900692.2021.1909620

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“…Finally, in their paper in this issue, Warner, Brown and Cherney argue that the search for definitions and conceptual certainty forecloses discussions in public value, because it limits interpretations to those in which a normative consensus has already been agreed (Warner et al, 2021). Instead, they suggest considering the concepts of public and publics more broadly, with an acceptance of contestation rather than agreement might allow for new possibilities to emerge.…”

Section: Definitional Issues-what Is Public Value and How Can It Be Usedmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The other contribution on this theme highlights the difficulties in using narrow framings and conceptualisations of public value by reference to three different policy areas. In this paper Warner, Brown and Cherney argue that, to be productive in the future, the concept of public value needs to accommodate alternative positions, including the notion of multiple publics (Warner et al, 2021).…”

Section: Power Heterogeneity and Public Valuementioning

confidence: 99%

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Understanding Public Value – Why Does It Matter?

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Cherney

Warner

2021

International Journal of Public Administration

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This introduction to the special issue looks back at the debates over public value and public values. It suggests that a focus on recognising public value provides a way to bring the different streams together. Drawing on papers from a workshop conducted in July 2019, it sets out three issues critical to understanding the concept: the need for better definition of the core concepts, its contribution to understanding the nature of institutions and the policy process, and ways to bring back the critical issues of power and heterogeneity into our consideration of public value. The special issue aims to expand our understanding of 'public value' and in so doing, better understand how it contributes to public policy research and practice.

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Section: Definitional Issues-what Is Public Value and How Can It Be Usedmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Power Heterogeneity and Public Valuementioning

confidence: 99%