Jocelyne Bourgon
Biographic Data
| ID | 4128476 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jocelyne Bourgon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jocelyne |
| FAMILY NAME | Bourgon |
| SIGNATURE | BOURGON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre for International Governance Innovation |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Rethink, reframe and reinvent
In 2006 I had the honour of giving the Fifth Braibant Lecture for the International Institute of Administrative Sciences. That discussion identified a need to rethink public administration. In reality, this is only a small part of the rethinking needed to prepare government and society for the challenges of the twenty-first century. There is a need to rethink the architecture and functioning of the social, economic and political state; for instan…
The history and future of nation-building? Building capacity for public results
The goal of nation-building is to build the collective capacity to achieve public results and to pursue a shared vision of the future. This article, which is based on a theoretical vantage point and the author’s experience as a senior public official, explores the theme of collective capacity-building from the point of view of government. It describes how achieving collective results requires institutional and organizational capacities but, build…
New Directions in Public Administration
Governments serve as a vehicle through which citizens, communities and societies express their values and preferences (Bourgon, 2007). Some of these values and preferences remain constant; while others change as societies confront new situations and evolve. Periodically, new values surface whose energy transforms the role of government and the practice of public administration. Reflecting back on the last three decades, we can see how public admi…
The Future of Public Service
Public administrations are vehicles for expressing the values and preferences of citizens, communities and societies (Bourgon 2007). Some values and preferences are constant; others change as societies evolve. Periodically, one set of values comes to the fore, and its energy transforms the role of government and the practice of public administration. Reflecting back on the last three decades, we can now see how public administrators around the wo…
Responsive, responsible and respected government
Responsive, responsible and respected government
The Future of Public Service
Public administrations are vehicles for expressing the values and preferences of citizens, communities and societies (Bourgon 2007). Some values and preferences are constant; others change as societies evolve. Periodically, one set of values comes to the fore, and its energy transforms the role of government and the practice of public administration. Reflecting back on the last three decades, we can now see how public administrators around the wo…
New Directions in Public Administration
Governments serve as a vehicle through which citizens, communities and societies express their values and preferences (Bourgon, 2007). Some of these values and preferences remain constant; while others change as societies confront new situations and evolve. Periodically, new values surface whose energy transforms the role of government and the practice of public administration. Reflecting back on the last three decades, we can see how public admi…
The history and future of nation-building? Building capacity for public results
The goal of nation-building is to build the collective capacity to achieve public results and to pursue a shared vision of the future. This article, which is based on a theoretical vantage point and the author’s experience as a senior public official, explores the theme of collective capacity-building from the point of view of government. It describes how achieving collective results requires institutional and organizational capacities but, build…
Rethink, reframe and reinvent
In 2006 I had the honour of giving the Fifth Braibant Lecture for the International Institute of Administrative Sciences. That discussion identified a need to rethink public administration. In reality, this is only a small part of the rethinking needed to prepare government and society for the challenges of the twenty-first century. There is a need to rethink the architecture and functioning of the social, economic and political state; for instan…
Responsive, responsible and respected government
The Future of Public Service
Public administrations are vehicles for expressing the values and preferences of citizens, communities and societies (Bourgon 2007). Some values and preferences are constant; others change as societies evolve. Periodically, one set of values comes to the fore, and its energy transforms the role of government and the practice of public administration. Reflecting back on the last three decades, we can now see how public administrators around the wo…
New Directions in Public Administration
Governments serve as a vehicle through which citizens, communities and societies express their values and preferences (Bourgon, 2007). Some of these values and preferences remain constant; while others change as societies confront new situations and evolve. Periodically, new values surface whose energy transforms the role of government and the practice of public administration. Reflecting back on the last three decades, we can see how public admi…
The history and future of nation-building? Building capacity for public results
The goal of nation-building is to build the collective capacity to achieve public results and to pursue a shared vision of the future. This article, which is based on a theoretical vantage point and the author’s experience as a senior public official, explores the theme of collective capacity-building from the point of view of government. It describes how achieving collective results requires institutional and organizational capacities but, build…
Rethink, reframe and reinvent
In 2006 I had the honour of giving the Fifth Braibant Lecture for the International Institute of Administrative Sciences. That discussion identified a need to rethink public administration. In reality, this is only a small part of the rethinking needed to prepare government and society for the challenges of the twenty-first century. There is a need to rethink the architecture and functioning of the social, economic and political state; for instan…
Political science (5 works) · Public Administration (5 works) · Government (linguistics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Public Administration (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Public Policy and Administration Research (3 works) · Business (2 works)