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Evaluation in Norway: A 25-Year Assessment 挪威的评估:25年评估

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.58235/sjpa.v25i3-4.7087

Jostein Askim, Erik Døving, Åge Johnsen

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Reflection on: “Democratic Values in Evaluation Systems – A Circle That Can Be Squared?” 反思:“评价体系中的民主价值——一个可以平方的圆?”

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.58235/sjpa.v25i3-4.7075

M. Bergström

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Intra-Organisational Trust and Home Care Services: A Study of the Process of Implementing Trust Based Practices in Municipal Eldercare in Sweden 组织内信任和家庭护理服务:瑞典市政老年人护理中基于信任的实践过程研究

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.58235/sjpa.v25i2.7108

Magdalena Elmersjö, E. Sundin

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引用次数: 4

Towards a Data-Driven Public Administration: An Empirical Analysis of Nascent Phase Implementation 迈向数据驱动型公共行政:初创期实施的实证分析

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.58235/sjpa.v25i2.7117

H. Broomfield, Lisa Reutter

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引用次数: 8

Social Representations in Street-Level Bureaucracies – Production and Reproduction of Knowledge Within Public Administration 街头官僚机构中的社会表征——公共行政中知识的生产与再生产

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.58235/sjpa.v25i2.7120

J. Brauer, Björn Johansson, A. Bruhn

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Explaining the Dynamics of Management by Objectives and Results Post-NPM: The Case of the Swedish National Executive 通过目标和结果解释新计划后管理的动态:瑞典国家行政部门的案例

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.58235/sjpa.v25i2.7114

Helena Wockelberg, Shirin Ahlbäck Öberg

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引用次数: 1

The Value of Public Engagement: Do Citizens’ Preferences Really Matter? 公众参与的价值:公民的偏好真的重要吗?

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.58235/sjpa.v25i2.7111

Mikko Värttö

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引用次数: 1

Regional Political Leadership in Sweden and Finland: Do Institutional Conditions Affect Influence Over Regional Development? 瑞典和芬兰的区域政治领导:制度条件对区域发展的影响吗?

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2021-03-01 DOI: 10.58235/sjpa.v25i1.7132

E. Sundqvist

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引用次数: 3

How Municipalities Can Enhance Citizen Participation? – Exploring the Views of Participants and Non-Participants 市政当局如何加强公民参与?-探讨参与者和非参与者的观点

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2021-03-01 DOI: 10.58235/sjpa.v25i1.7126

Anna-Liisa Jäntti, Kaisa Kurkela

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引用次数: 3

Institutional Overlaps and Agency Autonomy: Examining Ministerial Influence on National Agencies’ EU Affairs 机构重叠和机构自治:审查部长对国家机构欧盟事务的影响

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2021-03-01 DOI: 10.58235/sjpa.v25i1.7123

Nadja S. Kühn

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