Call for Papers: Special issue on Addressing Capability Challenges in Public Management

2024-08-19

Policy Quarterly is pleased to announce a call for papers for a special issue entitled ‘Addressing Capability Challenges in Public Management’. The New Zealand public sector faces challenges that are common internationally: rising demand, limited resources, and growing complexity in a more volatile, challenging and uncertain world, as well as polarisation in broader society. It also has some unique characteristics, including the contested role of the Treaty of Waitangi, a reset after a post-Covid 19-induced spending boom and a recent change in government.
This issue will focus on management in important areas within New Zealand’s public sector. We invite submissions that analyse contemporary challenges and innovative solutions, aiming to foster a deeper understanding and inform effective practices. We hope for intellectual diversity: a wide range of viewpoints, epistemologies and methods are welcome. We hope for constructive debate and dialogue to arise from the  special issue. Submissions from non-New Zealand jurisdictions are welcome if there is strong relevance to New Zealand’s context. Studies centred on the interests of agencies, employees, citizens, non-government organisations and taxpayers are welcome.

Guest Editors
Associate Professor Geoff Plimmer, Senior Lecturer Wonhyuk Cho and PhD candidate Annika Naschitzki.
Te Kura Whakahaere | School of Management
Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington