Pam Carter
Biographic Data
| ID | 3984483 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pam Carter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pam |
| FAMILY NAME | Carter |
| SIGNATURE | CARTER P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leicester |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7281-1468 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Time tactics
Projects are ubiquitous throughout the management of public services and the implementation of public policy but implementation processes often remain a 'black box'. This article argues that technical approaches to project management neglect the role of power. Combining Foucault's concept of the productive power of governmentality with the notion of timescapes into an analytical lens, the ethnography opens up the black box to reveal how project m…
Conflicting Logics of Public Relations in the English NHS
Since the formation of the National Health Service (NHS), all UK citizens have been entitled to access a universal health service, but radical changes to the NHS are now occurring. Although recent NHS policy claims that 'the NHS belongs to us all' and 'the NHS is a social movement', these collectivist rhetorical claims appear when such communitarian discourse is under threat, as NHS's Five Year Forward View tries to square the circle of efficienc…
Engagement of patients and the public in NHS sustainability and transformation
Internationally, debates are taking place about sustainable healthcare. In England, guidance on patient and public involvement (PPI) advocates ‘engagement’ and references Arnstein’s ladder of participation, but recent proposals provoked controversy around service closures and the perceived exclusion of patients and the public. This article reports an ethnography of engagement, prior to formal public consultation on plans for major service change.…
Governing spaces
Governing at a distance has been much discussed in relation to welfare reforms but debates tend toward abstract theorization, neglecting Foucault’s instruction to study mundane practices in specific sites. Although sociological concepts of place, positioning and boundaries carry particular resonance for public policy, ethnographic studies are scarce. A multi-sited ethnography of welfare reform reveals how seemingly discrete governance sites turne…
Mobilising the experiential knowledge of clinicians, patients and carers for applied health-care research
This article demonstrates the benefits of combining various types of knowledge for applied health research. Funding is available for health research despite these being ‘austere times’ for public services and international policy shifts recognise the role that patients, carers and the public can play in research. In England the National Institute for Health Research, Research Design Service (RDS) was created to ensure that the experiential knowle…
Policy as palimpsest
A palimpsest is a multi-layered text that is reinscribed over time. This article presents policy as analogous to a palimpsest to highlight implementation processes and the complexity of judging progress. Findings from an ethnographic study of the UK Sure Start Children’s Centres policy demonstrate how implementation is experienced locally. Here religious beliefs and traditional cultures influence implementation and persistent social structures ar…
Governing welfare reform symbolically
This article reports findings from an ethnographic study of welfare reform in which the discursive negotiation of policy implementation at the local level was key to understanding the phenomenon of unintended consequences. Using policy give-aways or ‘freebies’ as a primary source of data, the article demonstrates how, despite the rhetoric of evidence based policy and practice, the meanings of policy are open to interpretation. The artifacts brand…
Conceptualising practice with older people
We reflect upon the practices of two projects working with older people – one involving health promotion and the other arts – in terms of the discourses deployed in their work. The material discussed is drawn from evaluations which, through their use of feminist and critical methodologies, were committed to revealing and challenging the layers of inequality often present in practice with older people. The familiar notions of friendship and conver…
Feminism, Breasts and Breast-Feeding
Feminism, Breasts and Breast-Feeding
This book uses a feminist approach to examine the vast amount of material on breast-feeding. Baby milk manufacture is usually seen as the sole cause of the decline in breast-feeding. Using interviews
The problem of men
Policy as palimpsest
A palimpsest is a multi-layered text that is reinscribed over time. This article presents policy as analogous to a palimpsest to highlight implementation processes and the complexity of judging progress. Findings from an ethnographic study of the UK Sure Start Children’s Centres policy demonstrate how implementation is experienced locally. Here religious beliefs and traditional cultures influence implementation and persistent social structures ar…
Governing spaces
Governing at a distance has been much discussed in relation to welfare reforms but debates tend toward abstract theorization, neglecting Foucault’s instruction to study mundane practices in specific sites. Although sociological concepts of place, positioning and boundaries carry particular resonance for public policy, ethnographic studies are scarce. A multi-sited ethnography of welfare reform reveals how seemingly discrete governance sites turne…
Time tactics
Projects are ubiquitous throughout the management of public services and the implementation of public policy but implementation processes often remain a 'black box'. This article argues that technical approaches to project management neglect the role of power. Combining Foucault's concept of the productive power of governmentality with the notion of timescapes into an analytical lens, the ethnography opens up the black box to reveal how project m…
The problem of men
Governing welfare reform symbolically
This article reports findings from an ethnographic study of welfare reform in which the discursive negotiation of policy implementation at the local level was key to understanding the phenomenon of unintended consequences. Using policy give-aways or ‘freebies’ as a primary source of data, the article demonstrates how, despite the rhetoric of evidence based policy and practice, the meanings of policy are open to interpretation. The artifacts brand…
Conceptualising practice with older people
We reflect upon the practices of two projects working with older people – one involving health promotion and the other arts – in terms of the discourses deployed in their work. The material discussed is drawn from evaluations which, through their use of feminist and critical methodologies, were committed to revealing and challenging the layers of inequality often present in practice with older people. The familiar notions of friendship and conver…
Engagement of patients and the public in NHS sustainability and transformation
Internationally, debates are taking place about sustainable healthcare. In England, guidance on patient and public involvement (PPI) advocates ‘engagement’ and references Arnstein’s ladder of participation, but recent proposals provoked controversy around service closures and the perceived exclusion of patients and the public. This article reports an ethnography of engagement, prior to formal public consultation on plans for major service change.…
The problem of men
Feminism, Breasts and Breast-Feeding
This book uses a feminist approach to examine the vast amount of material on breast-feeding. Baby milk manufacture is usually seen as the sole cause of the decline in breast-feeding. Using interviews
Feminism, Breasts and Breast-Feeding
Conceptualising practice with older people
We reflect upon the practices of two projects working with older people – one involving health promotion and the other arts – in terms of the discourses deployed in their work. The material discussed is drawn from evaluations which, through their use of feminist and critical methodologies, were committed to revealing and challenging the layers of inequality often present in practice with older people. The familiar notions of friendship and conver…
Governing welfare reform symbolically
This article reports findings from an ethnographic study of welfare reform in which the discursive negotiation of policy implementation at the local level was key to understanding the phenomenon of unintended consequences. Using policy give-aways or ‘freebies’ as a primary source of data, the article demonstrates how, despite the rhetoric of evidence based policy and practice, the meanings of policy are open to interpretation. The artifacts brand…
Policy as palimpsest
A palimpsest is a multi-layered text that is reinscribed over time. This article presents policy as analogous to a palimpsest to highlight implementation processes and the complexity of judging progress. Findings from an ethnographic study of the UK Sure Start Children’s Centres policy demonstrate how implementation is experienced locally. Here religious beliefs and traditional cultures influence implementation and persistent social structures ar…
Mobilising the experiential knowledge of clinicians, patients and carers for applied health-care research
This article demonstrates the benefits of combining various types of knowledge for applied health research. Funding is available for health research despite these being ‘austere times’ for public services and international policy shifts recognise the role that patients, carers and the public can play in research. In England the National Institute for Health Research, Research Design Service (RDS) was created to ensure that the experiential knowle…
Governing spaces
Governing at a distance has been much discussed in relation to welfare reforms but debates tend toward abstract theorization, neglecting Foucault’s instruction to study mundane practices in specific sites. Although sociological concepts of place, positioning and boundaries carry particular resonance for public policy, ethnographic studies are scarce. A multi-sited ethnography of welfare reform reveals how seemingly discrete governance sites turne…
Engagement of patients and the public in NHS sustainability and transformation
Internationally, debates are taking place about sustainable healthcare. In England, guidance on patient and public involvement (PPI) advocates ‘engagement’ and references Arnstein’s ladder of participation, but recent proposals provoked controversy around service closures and the perceived exclusion of patients and the public. This article reports an ethnography of engagement, prior to formal public consultation on plans for major service change.…
Time tactics
Projects are ubiquitous throughout the management of public services and the implementation of public policy but implementation processes often remain a 'black box'. This article argues that technical approaches to project management neglect the role of power. Combining Foucault's concept of the productive power of governmentality with the notion of timescapes into an analytical lens, the ethnography opens up the black box to reveal how project m…
Conflicting Logics of Public Relations in the English NHS
Since the formation of the National Health Service (NHS), all UK citizens have been entitled to access a universal health service, but radical changes to the NHS are now occurring. Although recent NHS policy claims that 'the NHS belongs to us all' and 'the NHS is a social movement', these collectivist rhetorical claims appear when such communitarian discourse is under threat, as NHS's Five Year Forward View tries to square the circle of efficienc…
Sociology (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Ethnography (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Medicine (3 works)