Accountability in public policy partnerships / / by J. Steets |
Autore | Steets J |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2010.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basingstoke, : Springer Nature, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 pages) |
Disciplina | 320 |
Soggetto topico |
International organization
Public policy Public administration Organization Planning Political science International Organization Public Policy Public Administration Political Science |
Soggetto non controllato |
publieke zaken
public policy principal-agent theory verantwoording principal-agent theorie accountability Democracy Stakeholder (corporate) |
ISBN |
0230290612
9780230238978 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; List of Acronyms; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Accountability - a fuzzy concept and its importance for partnerships; 1.2 Purpose and structure; 2 The Concepts of Partnerships and Accountability; 2.1 Partnerships; 2.1.1 Definition; 2.1.2 Partnerships between networks and corporatism; 2.2 Accountability; 2.2.1 Defining the 'core' of accountability; 2.2.2 Who is accountable, to whom, for what and how?; 2.2.3 The accountability dilemma; 2.3 Partnership accountability; 2.3.1 Political salience; 2.3.2 Importance of trade-offs; 2.3.3 Complexity
3 Why Organisations Ought to be Accountable3.1 Major justifications for accountability; 3.1.1 Consequentialist justifications; 3.1.2 Power and stakeholder theory; 3.1.3 Power and the democratic deficit; 3.2 The alternative: Justifying accountability through delegation; 3.2.1 Delegation and the duty to act in the best interest of the principal; 3.2.2 Delegation and the need for appropriate accountability mechanisms; 3.2.3 Ex-post and hypothetical delegation; 3.3 The advantages of justifying accountability through delegation; 3.4 Form should follow function; 4 Partnerships in Practice 5 Concrete Partnership Accountability Standards5.1 Advocacy and awareness-raising partnerships: Basic standards for all partnerships; 5.1.1 Accountability for complying with relevant rules and regulations; 5.1.2 Financial accountability; 5.1.3 Accountability for working towards the partnership's mission; 5.1.4 Summary of standards; 5.2 Standards for rule setting and regulation partnerships; 5.2.1 Applying democratic accountability standards to rule-setting partnerships; 5.2.2 Accountability through participation; 5.2.3 Accountability to avoid the abuse of authority; 5.2.4 Summary of standards 5.3 Standards for implementation partnerships5.3.1 Applying corporate accountability standards to partnerships; 5.3.2 Outcome accountability through performance evaluation; 5.3.3 Outcome accountability through the introduction of market elements; 5.3.4 Summary of standards; 5.4 Standards for information-generating partnerships; 5.4.1 Transferable accountability practices in universities and the judiciary and guidance from relevant international standards; 5.4.2 Accountability for impartiality through independence; 5.4.3 Accountability for accuracy and quality through professionalism 5.4.4 Summary of standards |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910130756403321 |
Steets J | ||
Basingstoke, : Springer Nature, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Accountability in public policy partnerships / / by J. Steets |
Autore | Steets J |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2010.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basingstoke, : Springer Nature, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 pages) |
Disciplina | 320 |
Soggetto topico |
International organization
Public policy Public administration Organization Planning Political science International Organization Public Policy Public Administration Political Science |
Soggetto non controllato |
publieke zaken
public policy principal-agent theory verantwoording principal-agent theorie accountability Democracy Stakeholder (corporate) |
ISBN |
0230290612
9780230238978 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; List of Acronyms; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Accountability - a fuzzy concept and its importance for partnerships; 1.2 Purpose and structure; 2 The Concepts of Partnerships and Accountability; 2.1 Partnerships; 2.1.1 Definition; 2.1.2 Partnerships between networks and corporatism; 2.2 Accountability; 2.2.1 Defining the 'core' of accountability; 2.2.2 Who is accountable, to whom, for what and how?; 2.2.3 The accountability dilemma; 2.3 Partnership accountability; 2.3.1 Political salience; 2.3.2 Importance of trade-offs; 2.3.3 Complexity
3 Why Organisations Ought to be Accountable3.1 Major justifications for accountability; 3.1.1 Consequentialist justifications; 3.1.2 Power and stakeholder theory; 3.1.3 Power and the democratic deficit; 3.2 The alternative: Justifying accountability through delegation; 3.2.1 Delegation and the duty to act in the best interest of the principal; 3.2.2 Delegation and the need for appropriate accountability mechanisms; 3.2.3 Ex-post and hypothetical delegation; 3.3 The advantages of justifying accountability through delegation; 3.4 Form should follow function; 4 Partnerships in Practice 5 Concrete Partnership Accountability Standards5.1 Advocacy and awareness-raising partnerships: Basic standards for all partnerships; 5.1.1 Accountability for complying with relevant rules and regulations; 5.1.2 Financial accountability; 5.1.3 Accountability for working towards the partnership's mission; 5.1.4 Summary of standards; 5.2 Standards for rule setting and regulation partnerships; 5.2.1 Applying democratic accountability standards to rule-setting partnerships; 5.2.2 Accountability through participation; 5.2.3 Accountability to avoid the abuse of authority; 5.2.4 Summary of standards 5.3 Standards for implementation partnerships5.3.1 Applying corporate accountability standards to partnerships; 5.3.2 Outcome accountability through performance evaluation; 5.3.3 Outcome accountability through the introduction of market elements; 5.3.4 Summary of standards; 5.4 Standards for information-generating partnerships; 5.4.1 Transferable accountability practices in universities and the judiciary and guidance from relevant international standards; 5.4.2 Accountability for impartiality through independence; 5.4.3 Accountability for accuracy and quality through professionalism 5.4.4 Summary of standards |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996201647103316 |
Steets J | ||
Basingstoke, : Springer Nature, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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War and democratic constraint : how the public influences foreign policy / / Matthew A. Baum, Philip B. K. Potter |
Autore | Baum Matthew <1965-> |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (275 ) : illustrations, tables |
Disciplina | 327.1 |
Soggetto topico |
International relations - Public opinion
International relations - Decision making - Citizen participation Political participation |
Soggetto non controllato |
Afghanistan invasion
Downsian Premise Germany Internet Iraq War Iraq coalition Poland Spain United Kingdom United States audience costs coalition joining communication conflict behavior conflict initiation conflict reciprocation conflicts credibility crisis bargaining democracies democratic constraint democratic peace domestic politics electoral institutions elites foreign policy government policy information international relations leaders media access media coverage media military conflicts multiparty systems newspapers political communication political opposition political parties press freedom principal-agent theory public opinion satellite television threats troop commitment whistleblowers |
ISBN |
0-691-16523-8
1-4008-6647-2 |
Classificazione | POL011000POL016000POL028000SOC052000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Looking for Democratic Constraint -- Chapter 2. Democracies Are Not Created Equal: A Theory of Democratic Constraint -- Chapter 3. Democratic Constraint, the Democratic Peace, and Conflict Initiation -- Chapter 4. Looking for Audience Costs in All the Wrong Places: Constraint and Reciprocation -- Chapter 5. Willing and Politically Able: Democratic Constraint and Coalition Joining -- Chapter 6. Downs Meets the Press: How Party Systems Shape the News -- Chapter 7. Coalition Stories: Cases from the Iraq Coalition -- Chapter 8. Conclusion: Information, Constraint, and Democratic Foreign Policy -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788008903321 |
Baum Matthew <1965-> | ||
Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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War and democratic constraint : how the public influences foreign policy / / Matthew A. Baum, Philip B. K. Potter |
Autore | Baum Matthew <1965-> |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (275 ) : illustrations, tables |
Disciplina | 327.1 |
Soggetto topico |
International relations - Public opinion
International relations - Decision making - Citizen participation Political participation |
Soggetto non controllato |
Afghanistan invasion
Downsian Premise Germany Internet Iraq War Iraq coalition Poland Spain United Kingdom United States audience costs coalition joining communication conflict behavior conflict initiation conflict reciprocation conflicts credibility crisis bargaining democracies democratic constraint democratic peace domestic politics electoral institutions elites foreign policy government policy information international relations leaders media access media coverage media military conflicts multiparty systems newspapers political communication political opposition political parties press freedom principal-agent theory public opinion satellite television threats troop commitment whistleblowers |
ISBN |
0-691-16523-8
1-4008-6647-2 |
Classificazione | POL011000POL016000POL028000SOC052000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Looking for Democratic Constraint -- Chapter 2. Democracies Are Not Created Equal: A Theory of Democratic Constraint -- Chapter 3. Democratic Constraint, the Democratic Peace, and Conflict Initiation -- Chapter 4. Looking for Audience Costs in All the Wrong Places: Constraint and Reciprocation -- Chapter 5. Willing and Politically Able: Democratic Constraint and Coalition Joining -- Chapter 6. Downs Meets the Press: How Party Systems Shape the News -- Chapter 7. Coalition Stories: Cases from the Iraq Coalition -- Chapter 8. Conclusion: Information, Constraint, and Democratic Foreign Policy -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817183903321 |
Baum Matthew <1965-> | ||
Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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