Improving Public Services
Public Administration Reform in Northern Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2114751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Colin Knox (0000-0003-4635-1204, University of Ulster), Paul Carmichael (0000-0001-5559-641X, Dean College) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 97-120 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2794 • E-ISSN: 1469-7823 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0047279405009311 |
| OpenAlex | W2033292773 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 5 |
The devolved government in Northern Ireland set about the task of putting in place 'a modern and effective system of public administration that can deliver high quality public services to our citizens'. It did so through a review of public administration launched in June 2002. This article offers a formative evaluation of the quest to improve the quality of public services, now being taken forward by a British minister since the suspension of devolution. It argues that the review is being driven by institutional concerns and is devoid of a public service modernising agenda. Additionally, it contends that how people in Northern Ireland perceive public services is contingent on their views on its constitutional status (Direct Rule or devolved government) which, in turn, is linked to their support for the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement, rather than the performance of public bodies. As a consequence, the reforms may result in little more than institutional tinkering with doubtful impact on the quality of public services
Administration (probate law) · Devolution (biology) · Formative assessment · Government (linguistics) · New public management · Northern ireland · Political science · Public sector · Public service · Quality (philosophy) · Sociology · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Irish and British Studies · Law · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
Policy making in Northern Ireland
Territorial policy communities and devolution in the UK
Governance and leadership in education policy making and school development in a divided society
Dispatches from the field
Devolution and local government
The role of local government in the review of public administration in Northern Ireland
Post-Conflict Coercive Governance
The Final Outcomes of the Review of Public Administration in Northern Ireland. Tensions and Compatibility With Devolution, Parity and Modernization
What are the ideas and motivations of bureaucrats within a religiously contested society
Different Regulatory Regimes in Different Parts of the UK? A Comparison of Narrative and Practice in Relation to Poor Performance in Local Government
The ‘shared workplace’ agenda in Northern Ireland
What can UK public administration learn from the devolved nations
Polarisation and inequality
Organisational outputs of administrative reforms
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,74 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |