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Tracing 25 years of ‘initiativitis’ in central government attempts to join up local public services in England. Great paper in Policy & Politics by Michael Gibson, Felix-Anselm van Lier, and Eleanor Carter bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/…

Are you coming to Government Outcomes Lab’s Social Outcomes Conference? Then don’t miss out on the highlight of the week - me and Juliana Outes’ pub quiz! Meet (and compete with) your fellow delegates and win exciting prizes - sign up here: forms.office.com/e/NYcPGkV9cF

Great to join @_CEILUP’s event at the House of Commons earlier this week on how Labour can level up with Government Outcomes Lab’s Andreea Anastasiu, Ian Taylor and former fellow of practice Andy Brown! Really interesting thinking on what a Labour govt might do to address inequalities

🔥🔥🔥We're thrilled to announce our first Big Picture session: "Firming up the Handshake: Exploring the Potential of Formal Relational Contracting in the Public Sector." Don't miss out on this thought-provoking session at # SOC23,14 & 15 September. Join us in person or online!

New on Early View (and #openaccess 📖): "Tracing 25 Years of ‘Initiativitis’ in Central Government Attempts to Join up Local Public Services in England" by Michael Gibson, Felix-Anselm van Lier, & Elle Carter. doi.org/10.1332/030557…

Excited to speak on this session in a few weeks Government Outcomes Lab’s SOC23! We’ll explore whether a formal relational approach might improve public contracting, and consider the challenges it might face, before outlining a forward research and practice agenda: golab.bsg.ox.ac.uk/community/even…

Excited to host this discussion between Margaret Hodge & Carolyn Heinrich next week! They’ll explore how we ensure public contracts deliver what they’re supposed to, and are held to account when they don’t Register to join in person Blavatnik School of Government or online bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/dame-ma…

Before getting into #SOC23 proper today, it was a pleasure to host the inaugural Symposium on Formal Relational Contracting in the public sector yesterday Blavatnik School of Government. Fascinating discussions on the contract, negotiations & collaboration, and public law & accountability!

🗣️🗣️ NEW from Issue 4: "Tracing 25 Years of ‘Initiativitis’ in Central Government Attempts to Join Up Local Public Services in England" by Michael Gibson, Felix-Anselm van Lier, & Elle Carter. #openaccess ⬇️ doi.org/10.1332/030557…

🔓 'Tracing 25 years of ‘initiativitis’ in central government attempts to join up local public services in England' by Michael Gibson, Felix-Anselm van Lier and Elle Carter #OpenAccessWeek #OA ⬇️ Read the full article here! doi.org/10.1332/030557…

ICYMI: "Tracing 25 years of ‘initiativitis’ in central government attempts to join up local public services in England" by Michael Gibson, Felix-Anselm van Lier, and Elle Carter is published in Issue 4⃣ -- and it's #OpenAccess #OA 🔓! doi.org/10.1332/030557…

Really happy to share that our paper won The Bleddyn Davies Prize for best paper by Early Career Researchers in Policy & Politics for 2023! Elle Carter Government Outcomes Lab Blavatnik School of Government Do give it a read: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/…

Many congratulations to Michael Gibson, Elle Carter and Felix-Anselm van Lier, well-deserved recognition for their brilliant insights into joined-up public services.

Exciting opportunity to contribute @JSCANjournal special issue “From Transactions to Partnerships: Opportunities and Challenges of Formal Relational Contracting in the Public Sector”. Guest edited by me & Government Outcomes Lab colleagues. Abstract deadline 31 May golab.bsg.ox.ac.uk/documents/Rela…

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