Local government partnership working : a space odyssey. Or, journeys through the dilemmas of public and private sector boundary-spanning actors
Abstract
In this article we explore the dilemmas experienced by boundary-spanning actors working at the intersection of local government and the private sector. We suggest that these dilemmas are entwined with the disruption, transformation and reproduction of local government traditions. We utilise structuration theory to understand how agency is both constrained and enabled by traditions and how such agency in turn affects traditions. In drawing on the accounts of both public and private sector actors in one English region over a 10-year period, we decentre the public sector and reveal the flux inherent in working across different traditions of practice.
Citation
Nicholson , J & Orr , K 2016 , ' Local government partnership working : a space odyssey. Or, journeys through the dilemmas of public and private sector boundary-spanning actors ' , Policy & Politics , vol. 44 , no. 2 , pp. 269-287 . https://doi.org/10.1332/030557314X14079343076927
Publication
Policy & Politics
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0305-5736Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2016, Policy Press. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1332/030557314X14079343076927
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