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Public value governance meets social commons

Community Anchor Organisations as Catalysts for Public Service Reform and Social Change

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ID6303701
AuthorsJames Henderson (0000-0001-8467-8916, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author), Oliver Escobar (0000-0002-6628-9359, University of Edinburgh), Philip Revell (Sustaining Dunbar, Scotland)
Year2021
Volume47
Issue6
Pages887-909
Publication date2021-11-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLocal Government Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0300-3930 • E-ISSN: 1743-9388
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03003930.2020.1787164
OpenAlexW3045497253
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited26

Scottish public service reform is one example of an emerging international vision for state-convened public value governance. Scottish Government focus on community empowerment has legitimised discussions of community-led approaches and offers cautious policy support for community anchor organisations. In this context, community studies scholars and community sector continue to reflect critically on complex relations between state and community, with some exploring a social commons as a distinctive aspiration for democratic governance. In this paper, our participatory research with six community anchor exemplars and wider stakeholders provides empirical material to support discussion, interpretation and analysis at ‘the frontier’ of these visions of governance. We consider the potential for anchors to offer collaborative leadership to facilitate cross-sector partnership and participation and agonistic leadership to provide countervailing, constructive challenge to the state. We conclude by advancing a research agenda to explore further community sector leadership at times of increasing social and ecological crisis

Commons · Context (archaeology · Corporate governance · Economics · Government (linguistics · Management · Political science · Public relations · Public sector · Public value · Sociology · Community and Sustainable Development · Community Health and Development · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Public Administration

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