This volume explores these complex governance outcomes from a theoretical and empirical comparative perspective, addressing those vectors precipitating change in the modalities and instruments of governance, and how they interface at the systemic and institutional levels, and across geographic regions.  Meer

Many Western countries have seen an increase in the volume and importance of external consultants in the public policy process. This book investigates and compares the use of these consultants and explores the implications for the nature of the state and for democratically legitimized and accountable decision-making.  Meer

This book is for engaged citizens, students and researchers seeking an original and rigorous account of who advises government and how. It provides an accessible but comprehensive review of the practices of advising governments including the role of prime ministers and ministers' private offices, senior public servants and consultants.  Meer

This volume offers a comprehensive set of approaches to understanding the changing dimensions of higher education governance, the structural, institutional, and regional-national drivers precipitating convergence and divergence in governance approaches, and maps the directions of change, their consequences and outcomes.  Meer

Shows that the administrative bodies of international organizations can develop informal working routines that allow them to exert influence beyond their formal autonomy.  Meer

Who decides how official statistics are produced? Do politicians have control or are decisions left to independent statistical agencies? Interviews with statisticians in Australia, Canada, Sweden, the UK and the USA reveal that the power over statistics is distributed differently across countries, and this book explains why.  Meer

This book is addressed not only to researchers and students interested in political conflict and blame games in the fields of political science, public policy, public administration, political communication, and media studies, but to everyone concerned about the functioning of democracy in more conflictual times.  Meer

This book argues that the absence of accessible healthcare is a policy problem which requires a problem-solving approach if it is to be addressed. We study the types of policy tools that select Asian governments have used to address this problem and assess their efficacy.  Meer