Discovering connections between Public Value Theory and the Neo-Weberian State.
About this Event

These two streams have until recently developed in a mostly unconnected way from each other. However, a recent paper by Edoardo Ongaro (‘Integrating the Neo Weberian state and Public Value’, International Review of Administrative Sciences - accessible open access here) argues that these two streams of literature would benefit from integrating each other’s perspective into their theoretical frame, and Ongaro outlines the contours of such a framework.

Academic Seminar

In this academic seminar, we explore with world-leading scholars Professors John Benington, Geert Bouckaert and Mark Moore about the benefits and paths of combining Public Value and the Neo-Weberian State. The seminar addresses several key questions including:

What is the scope of Public Value theory and practice – is PV an Anglosphere only notion, or does it have a global remit?
Does Public Value theory and practice travel well to continental European (and Asia, and Latin American) administrations? If so, under what conditions?
What does Public Value mean in a Neo-Weberian state? How can Public Value theory and practice complement and supplement the Neo-Weberian State?
When do tensions become contradictions within PV theory and practice? When do tensions become contradictions within the Neo-Weberian State?
Integrating Public Value and the Neo-Weberian states: Ways forward?

Speakers

Jean Hartley (Open University)

John Benington (University of Warwick, UK)

Geert Bouckaert (KU Leuven, Belgium)

Mark Moore (Harvard, USA)

This event is in partnership with European Group for Public Administration (EGPA).