The Palgrave Handbook of the Public Servant examines what it means to be a public servant in today’s world(s) where globalisation and neoliberalism have proliferated the number of actors who contribute to the public purpose sector and created new spaces that public servants now operate in. It considers how different scholarly approaches can contribute to a better understanding of the identities, motivations, values, roles, skills, positions and futures for the public servant, and how scholarly knowledge can be informed by and translated into value for practice. The book combines academic contributions with those from practitioners so that key lessons may be synthesised and translated into the context of the public servant.
Provides a country-comparative approach to the public servant
Adopts a broad definition, including various professions
Features up-to-date reviews of current research and debates
Helen Sullivan
Public service Public service motivation Confucius Weber Law Politics Economics Government Globalisation Neo-liberalism NPM Public value Evidence based policy making Co-production Interest groups