Public management and policy
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Doctoral students
Keyword
public sector management
administrative reform
participation
collaboration
small states
Overview
Activities within the research group are based onthree research grants, which all address reformsin public management, citizen participation inpolicy-making process and collaboration in publicgovernance. Throughout the research themes, themembers of the group explore both the Estoniancase as well as global and European comparativeperspectives. Most members of the group participate in the Horizon 2020 financed research projectTROPICO (http://tropico-project.eu) on hownew technologies and social innovation affectcooperation and collaboration practices in European public sectors. Prof. Tiina Randma-Liivis leading a cross-European comparative studyon e-participation, whereas the other membersof the group contribute to several work packageson collaborative governance. Dr. Külli Sarapuuis leading an Estonian Research Council Grant(PUT1461, Coordination instruments at thecenter of government: opportunities and limitations of temporary task forces) to study institutional innovations in public administration. Theresearch group is also actively involved in theinternational research project on small states,where the group’s specific area of responsibility is small state administration (VERT17134,Navigating the Storm: The Challenges of SmallStates in Europe). The group is actively cooperating with Estonian government institutions andnonprofit organizations (e.g. the GovernmentOffice, the Ministry of Finance, PRAXIS Centerfor Policy Studies). The members of the groupare participating in different internationalacademic networks and editorial boards. Prof.Randma-Liiv belongs to the editorial boards of 13academic journals. Dr. Sarapuu co-chairs EGPApermanent study group titled ‘Governance ofPublic Sector Organizations’ and is a member ofNISPAcee steering committee – two prominentpublic administration networks in Europe.
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- Randma-Liiv, T. Organizing e-participation : challenges stemming from the multiplicity of actors // Public administration (2022) vol. 100, 4, p. 1037-1053.
https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12788 - Randma-Liiv, T. Adoption is not enough: Institutionalization of e-participation initiatives // Public policy and administration (2023) vol. 38, 3, p. 329-351.
https://doi.org/10.1177%2F09520767211069199 - Hansen, M. P., Triantafillou, P., Bello, B., Boon, J., Van Doninck, D., Downe, J., Hopkins, C., Klijn, E. H., Sarapuu, K., Stevens, V., Verhoest, K. Accounting for what and to whom? Accountability tensions in collaborations addressing long-term unemployment // Social Policy & Administration (2022) vol. 56, 7, p. 1156-1171.
https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12846 - Högenauer, A.-L., Sarapuu, K, Trimikliniotis, N. Guest Editorial: Small states and the governance of the COVID-19 pandemic // Small States & Territories (2021) vol. 4, 1, p. 3−12.
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/74992 - Randma-Liiv, T., Lember, V. (eds.). Engaging citizens in policy making : e-participation practices in Europe. Cheltenham ; Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022. xiii, 295 p.
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800374362 https://www.ester.ee/record=b5493342*est - Lember, V., Randma-Liiv, T., Vooglaid, K.M. Engaging citizens in policy making : the potential and challenges of e-participation // Engaging citizens in policy making : e-participation practices in Europe. Cheltenham ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2022. p. 1-10.
https://www.ester.ee/record=b5493342*est https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800374362.00006 - Sarapuu, K., Randma-Liiv, T. Small states : public management and policy-making // Handbook on the politics of small states. Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020. p. 55-69.
https://www.ester.ee/record=b5364608*est https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-on-the-politics-of-small-states-9781788112925.html - Sarapuu, K., Thorhallsson, B., Wivel, A. Analysing small states in crisis: fundamental assumptions and analytical starting points // Small states and the European migrant crisis : politics and governance. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021. p. 19-40.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66203-5_2 - Vooglaid, K.M., Randma-Liiv, T. The Estonian Citizens' Initiative Portal : drivers and barriers of institutionalized e-participation // Engaging citizens in policy making : e-participation practices in Europe. Cheltenham ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2022. p. 104-119.
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800374362.00014 https://www.ester.ee/record=b5493342*est - Trei, M., Sarapuu, K. A small administration facing a complex policy challenge: Estonia and the 2015 refugee crisis // Small states and the European migrant crisis : politics and governance. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021. p. 243-265.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66203-5_11 - Randma-Liiv, T., Pesti, C., Sarapuu, K. Public service development in Estonia: from patronage to meritocracy // Public Service Evolution in the 15 Post-Soviet Countries. : Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., 2022. p. 135-166.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2462-9 - Randma-Liiv, T. Transforming into open, innovative and collaborative governments // How to Manage International Multidisciplinary Research Projects. : Edward Elgar, 2022. p. 175-187.
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802204728.00022 - Randma-Liiv, T., Lember, V. Management and organization of e-participation : synthesis from 15 European initiatives // Engaging citizens in policy making : e-participation practices in Europe. Cheltenham ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2022. p. 260-279.
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800374362.00025 https://www.ester.ee/record=b5493342*est - Randma-Liiv, T., Vooglaid, K.M., Lember, V. Framework for analysis of the management and organization of e-participation initiatives // Engaging citizens in policy making : e-participation practices in Europe. Cheltenham ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2022. p. 11-24 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800374362.00007 https://www.ester.ee/record=b5493342*est - Saarniit, L., Pevkur, A. Teaching ethics in academic curricula : case of five disciplines in Estonian public universities // Ethical Perspectives (2019) vol. 26, 1, p. 33-58.
https://doi.org/10.2143/EP.26.1.3286288 - Randma-Liiv, T., Vintar, M., Proeller, I., Profiroiu, M. EGPA and the European administrative space: strategic Partnership with NISPAcee and the Trans-European dialogue (TED) // Public Administration in Europe. The Contribution of EGPA. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. p. 71-81. (Governance and public management).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92856-2_9 - Kickert, W., Randma-Liiv, T. No direct influence of EU on domestic consolidation and reform: two fiscal ‘hardliners’, Netherlands and Estonia // Public management review (2019) vol. 21, 9, p. 1330-1347.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2018.1502949 - Reichborn-Kjennerud, K., Carrington, T., Taro, K. et al. A new organisation of public administration: from internal to external control // Bureaucracy and society in transition : comparative perspectives. Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2018. p. 225-244. (Comparative social research ; 33).
https://doi.org/10.1108/S0195-631020180000033015 https://books.emeraldinsight.com/resources/pdfs/chapters/9781787432840-TYPE23-NR2.pdf - Randma-Liiv, T., Drechsler, W. The politics of bureaucracy : The Central and Eastern European perspective // British journal of politics & international relations (2019) vol. 21, 3, p. 504–512.
https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1369148119834835 - Rattus, R., Randma-Liiv, T. Leaving the senior civil service - public service bargain and beyond : the case of Estonia // Public policy and administration (2019) vol. 34, 4, 21 p..
https://doi.org/10.1177/0952076718804862 - Pesti, C., Randma-Liiv, T. Towards a managerial public service bargain : the Estonian civil service reform // The NISPAcee journal of public administration and policy (2018) vol. 11, 1, p. 135–154.
https://doi.org/10.2478/nispa-2018-0006 - Douglas, J., Raudla, R., Randma-Liiv, T., Savi, R. The impact of greater centralization on the relevance of performance information in European governments during the fiscal crisis // Administration & society (2019) vol. 51, 7, p. 1020-1050.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399716680055 - Randma-Liiv, T., Sarapuu, K. Public governance in small states : from paradoxes to research agenda // A Research agenda for public administration. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019. p. 162–179.
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788117258.00016 https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/a-research-agenda-for-public-administration - Johnsen, Å., Reichborn-Kjennerud, K., Carrington, T., Taro, K. et al. Supreme audit institutions in a high‐impact context : A comparative analysis of performance audit in four Nordic countries // Financial accountability & management (2019) vol. 35, 2, p. 158-181 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1111/faam.12188 - Callens, C., Verhoest, K., Klijn, E. H., Nõmmik, S., Pina, V., Brogaard, L. How service users envision their engagement in processes of collaborative innovation : A Q-methodological study on user involvement in eHealth collaborations // Public policy and administration (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1177/09520767231170298 - Sarapuu, K., Trei, M. Organizational dilemmas of EU-funded policy development: the case of Estonian government task forces // Public money & management (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2023.2203870 - Breaugh, J., Rackwitz, M., Hammerschmid, G., Nõmmik, S., Bello, Benedetta, Boos, J., Van Doninck, D., Downe, J., Randma-Liiv, T. Deconstructing complexity: A comparative study of government collaboration in national digital platforms and smart city networks in Europe // Public policy and administration (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1177/09520767231169401 - Verhoest, K., Callens, C., Klijn, E. H., Brogaard, L., Garcia‐Rayado, J., Nõmmik, S. Designing cross-sector collaboration to foster technological innovation : empirical insights from eHealth partnerships in five countries // Public administration review (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13785 - Raudla, R., Sarapuu, K., Juuse, E., Vallistu, J., Onno, K., Cepilovs, A., Harbuzova, N. To experiment or not to experiment in tax policy? // Halduskultuur : The Estonian journal of administrative culture and digital governance (2023) vol. 22, 1, p. 27-48.
https://doi.org/10.32994/hk.v22i1.289 http://halduskultuur.eu/journal/index.php/HKAC/article/view/289 https://www.ester.ee/record=b2157203*est