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What does the attempted impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas say to us about the health of one of the core principles of US governance – the separation of powers ? Separation of powers is a founding concept of US civics. The idea goes back to 18th century French political philosopher Montesquieu’s book ‘The […]

My book is now available to purchase in a paperback edition from Policy Press. It costs GBP 26.99 and USD 45.95 and you can receive a 25% discount when you register on the Press website. https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/towards-a-new-civic-bureaucracy?currencyCode=GBP

The recording of the hybrid seminar on the book, held last month at Institute for Government in London, is now available here, together with my slide set, or below. Huge thanks to the sponsors Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development (especially to Peter Davies, Andrea Westall and John Lotherington) for their initiative in developing the […]

Towards a New Civic Bureaucrcay is published in North and South America today (29 March). Copies are available from the publisher here. You can also find it as an epub on a number of websites and as a hard copy through retailers. If your academic library hasn’t ordered it yet, do drop them an email!

‘Towards a new civic bureaucracy’ is now formally published in the UK and Europe. It is available as a hardback, e-publication or for kindle. There is a launch offer of 20% off the hardback and e-publication via the Policy Press website. The book is formally available in North America, Canada and South America in March. […]

Two of my blog posts exploring themes from the book have been published on external sites whose theme, appropriately enough, is transformation. The first is on the Transforming Places website, run by colleagues at Groningen University. The post considers why public bureaucracy struggles to accommodate place-based working and how it needs to embrace it as […]

‘Towards a new civic bureaucracy: lessons from sustainable development for the crisis of governance’ will be published by Policy Press on 22 February 2022. There is a 20% discount on pre-orders through the Bristol University Press website. If you would like to host a webinar or similar on the publication, please contact me through the […]