Complexity Theory in Public Administration - Paperback

by Elizabeth Anne Eppel (Editor), Mary Lee Rhodes (Editor)

This book reframes theoretical, methodological and practical approaches to public administration by drawing on complexity theory concepts. This book was originally published as a special issue of Public Management Review.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Anne Eppel is a Senior Research and Teaching Fellow in the School of Government at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Her research interests are complexity in public policy processes, governance networks, and collaborative governance.

Mary Lee Rhodes is Associate Professor of Public Management at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Her research is focused on complex public service systems and the dynamics of performance. Her current research is on the nature and dynamics of social innovation and impact, and she is developing research on social finance, and resilience of urban systems.