Janie Percy‐smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 4447149 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janie Percy‐smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janie |
| FAMILY NAME | Percy‐smith |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH J P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leeds Beckett University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 53 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Community strategies: Are they delivering joined up governance
Joined up governance has emerged as one of the key policy discourses of the modernisation of local government under New Labour. Community strategies are one of the principal policy tools that are intended to deliver more joined up governance at the local level. This paper draws upon early findings from the national formative evaluation of community strategies to consider the extent to which community strategies are delivering more joined up gover…
What Works in Strategic Partnerships for Children: A Research Review
Strategic partnerships have a key role to play in delivering the government's ‘Every Child Matters’ agenda. There is a developing body of research and other evidence and practice‐informed literature about what works in relation to partnership working. Drawing on a research review commissioned by Barnardos on strategic partnership working for children, this study summarises research findings from a number of sectors relating to the development, de…
In search of social capital
English Social capital is increasingly regarded by politicians, policy makers and theoreticians as an antidote to a range of social ills and its absence as a cause of those same ills. Originating in Bourdieu and popularised by Putnam, much is claimed for social capital. However, there is little agreement on what social capital is, where it comes from, how it can be measured and, if it is a ‘good thing’, how we can get more of it. This article rev…
The Role of Research in 'Modern' Local Government
The local government 'modernisation agenda' has important implications for research in local government, a function which has been neglected in recent years. This article argues that modernisation, especially Best Value, requires authorities to develop as 'intelligent learning organisations' and to build the capacity for research to support processes of learning and improvement. Based on the findings of recent research, the article discusses less…
Downloading Democracy? Information and Communication Technologies in Local Politics
This article considers recent developments in information and communication technologies (ICTs), including the creation of a so-called ‘information superhighway’, and examines their relevance to the enhancement of democratic politics. The article begins with a brief overview of what is meant by the ‘information superhighway’ and what is distinctive about the technologies that comprise it. It then considers the characteristics of democracy and the…
Auditing Social Needs
The idea of social auditing has attracted considerable interest in recent years. This paper outlines a model of a social audit that has at its heart the concept of social needs as both a basis for policy formulation and a criterion for policy evaluation. The author presents the arguments in favour of regular social audits, describes the processes involved in conducting a social audit and, finally, outlines a practical example of an audit of healt…
The Coercive State
Miners in the Arms of the Law: A Statistical Analysis
Janie Percy-Smith, Paddy Hillyard, Miners in the Arms of the Law: A Statistical Analysis, Journal of Law and Society, Vol. 12, No. 3, The State v. the People: Lessons from the Coal Dispute (Winter, 1985), pp. 345-354
Converting Terrorists: The Use of Supergrasses in Northern Ireland
In search of social capital
English Social capital is increasingly regarded by politicians, policy makers and theoreticians as an antidote to a range of social ills and its absence as a cause of those same ills. Originating in Bourdieu and popularised by Putnam, much is claimed for social capital. However, there is little agreement on what social capital is, where it comes from, how it can be measured and, if it is a ‘good thing’, how we can get more of it. This article rev…
Community strategies: Are they delivering joined up governance
Joined up governance has emerged as one of the key policy discourses of the modernisation of local government under New Labour. Community strategies are one of the principal policy tools that are intended to deliver more joined up governance at the local level. This paper draws upon early findings from the national formative evaluation of community strategies to consider the extent to which community strategies are delivering more joined up gover…
Auditing Social Needs
The idea of social auditing has attracted considerable interest in recent years. This paper outlines a model of a social audit that has at its heart the concept of social needs as both a basis for policy formulation and a criterion for policy evaluation. The author presents the arguments in favour of regular social audits, describes the processes involved in conducting a social audit and, finally, outlines a practical example of an audit of healt…
The Role of Research in 'Modern' Local Government
The local government 'modernisation agenda' has important implications for research in local government, a function which has been neglected in recent years. This article argues that modernisation, especially Best Value, requires authorities to develop as 'intelligent learning organisations' and to build the capacity for research to support processes of learning and improvement. Based on the findings of recent research, the article discusses less…
Miners in the Arms of the Law: A Statistical Analysis
Janie Percy-Smith, Paddy Hillyard, Miners in the Arms of the Law: A Statistical Analysis, Journal of Law and Society, Vol. 12, No. 3, The State v. the People: Lessons from the Coal Dispute (Winter, 1985), pp. 345-354
Converting Terrorists: The Use of Supergrasses in Northern Ireland
Converting Terrorists: The Use of Supergrasses in Northern Ireland
Miners in the Arms of the Law: A Statistical Analysis
Janie Percy-Smith, Paddy Hillyard, Miners in the Arms of the Law: A Statistical Analysis, Journal of Law and Society, Vol. 12, No. 3, The State v. the People: Lessons from the Coal Dispute (Winter, 1985), pp. 345-354
The Coercive State
Auditing Social Needs
The idea of social auditing has attracted considerable interest in recent years. This paper outlines a model of a social audit that has at its heart the concept of social needs as both a basis for policy formulation and a criterion for policy evaluation. The author presents the arguments in favour of regular social audits, describes the processes involved in conducting a social audit and, finally, outlines a practical example of an audit of healt…
Downloading Democracy? Information and Communication Technologies in Local Politics
This article considers recent developments in information and communication technologies (ICTs), including the creation of a so-called ‘information superhighway’, and examines their relevance to the enhancement of democratic politics. The article begins with a brief overview of what is meant by the ‘information superhighway’ and what is distinctive about the technologies that comprise it. It then considers the characteristics of democracy and the…
The Role of Research in 'Modern' Local Government
The local government 'modernisation agenda' has important implications for research in local government, a function which has been neglected in recent years. This article argues that modernisation, especially Best Value, requires authorities to develop as 'intelligent learning organisations' and to build the capacity for research to support processes of learning and improvement. Based on the findings of recent research, the article discusses less…
In search of social capital
English Social capital is increasingly regarded by politicians, policy makers and theoreticians as an antidote to a range of social ills and its absence as a cause of those same ills. Originating in Bourdieu and popularised by Putnam, much is claimed for social capital. However, there is little agreement on what social capital is, where it comes from, how it can be measured and, if it is a ‘good thing’, how we can get more of it. This article rev…
What Works in Strategic Partnerships for Children: A Research Review
Strategic partnerships have a key role to play in delivering the government's ‘Every Child Matters’ agenda. There is a developing body of research and other evidence and practice‐informed literature about what works in relation to partnership working. Drawing on a research review commissioned by Barnardos on strategic partnership working for children, this study summarises research findings from a number of sectors relating to the development, de…
Community strategies: Are they delivering joined up governance
Joined up governance has emerged as one of the key policy discourses of the modernisation of local government under New Labour. Community strategies are one of the principal policy tools that are intended to deliver more joined up governance at the local level. This paper draws upon early findings from the national formative evaluation of community strategies to consider the extent to which community strategies are delivering more joined up gover…
Political science (9 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Community Development and Social Impact (2 works) · Economics (2 works)