Books in the Advances in Public Policy and Administration series

Presents the latest scholarly research on the implementation of open government within the judiciary field, emphasizing the effectiveness and accountability achieved through these actions. Highlighting the application of open government concepts in a global context, this book is designed for public officials, researchers, professionals, and practitioners.

Presents the latest scholarly information on management tools, analytics, and infrastructures for contemporary nonprofit organisations. Highlighting a range of multidisciplinary topics such as crowdfunding, shared value creation, and human resource development, this publication is designed for managers, professionals, students, researchers, and academics.

Presents scholarly material on the religious influences of modern society on marital law. Including perspectives on topics such as same-sex marriage, religious values, and bill sponsorship, this book is designed for researchers, academics, professionals, graduate students, and policy makers interested in the latest developments on legislative decision making.

Presents the latest research on methods for smart government initiatives and implementations, and addresses prevalent internal and external security risks. Featuring extensive coverage on a broad range of topics such as technology funds, mobile technology, and cloud computing, this book is designed for professionals, academics, researchers, and students.

Discusses the latest entrepreneurial strategies, achievements, and challenges in public sector contexts. Highlighting relevant topics such as public management, crowdsourcing, municipal cooperation, and public sector marketing, this is an ideal resource for managers, practitioners, researchers, and professionals interested in learning more about public sector business ideals.

Presents the latest scholarly research on the strategic role of jurisprudential practices to benefit women and protect women's rights. Highlighting a range of perspectives on topics such as reproductive rights, workplace safety, and victim-offender overlap, this book is designed for academics, practitioners, policy makers, students, and practitioners.

Addresses opportunities and challenges in the theory and practice of public involvement in social media. Highlighting various communication modes and best practices being utilized in citizen-involvement activities, this book is a reference source for professionals, consultants, university teachers, practitioners, community organisers, government administrators, citizens, and activists.

Investigates the impact of economic growth on different demographics throughout the world. Identifying theoretical concepts and notable topics in the areas of economic development, organisational culture, and cultural shifts, this book is an essential reference for policymakers, development planners, international institutions, public policy analysts, administrators, researchers, and NGOs.

Presents the latest scholarly research on the present state of defense organisations, examining reforms and solutions necessary to overcome current limitations and make vast improvements to their infrastructure. Thois volume highlights methodologies and theoretical foundations that promote more effective practices in defense acquisition.

A reference source for the latest scholarly research on the role played by local governments in overall administration, types and models of government at the local level, consequences of managerial reformations, and new develops regarding structure, process, personnel, and policymaking aspects of government. It highlights relevant perspectives from comparative research and case studies.

Addresses the effects of recent reforms in the political-administrative system of local governments and politics as well as future outlooks. It reviews the challenges, innovations, and lessons from local governments while providing theoretical perspectives on methods for positive reform.

Explores economic development and public finance by providing critical insight to the use of public finance and policy and illuminating the intricacies of these topics through discussion of theory, empirical work, and policy objectives. This book is designed for business professionals, policy makers, financers, students and researchers in the fields of public policy and economics.

Online platforms have widened the availability for citizen engagement and opportunities for politicians to interact with their constituents. (R)evolutionizing Political Communications through Social Media offers crucial perspectives on the utilization of online social networks in political discourse and how these alterations have affected previous modes of correspondence.

Focuses on current issues facing nations and regions where poverty and conflict are endangering the lives of citizens as well as the socio-economic viability of those regions. This volume highlights crucial topics and offers potential solutions to problems relating to domestic and international conflict, societal safety and security, as well as political instability.

Provides relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings related to the successful management of nonprofits. Providing insights into the best practices and valuable comparisons between strategies in different contexts, this book gives invaluable support for nonprofit managers, policy makers, students, and researchers.