Government information systems are big business (costing over 1 per cent of GDP a year). They are critical to all aspects of public policy and governmental operations. Governments spend billions on them - for instance, the UK alone commits GBP14 billion a year to public sector IT operations. Yet gov[...]

We live in a world governed by states whose enduring importance and domination of contemporary politics has been strikingly underlined by their renewed activism in the face of a global economic crisis. Yet the very nature of states remains deeply contested, with a range of competing theories offeri[...]

How to plan, draft, write and finish a Doctorial Dissertation.

Based on a three year research project studying the impact of academics on business, government and civil society sectors, this book undertakes the thorough analysis of how academic research in the social sciences achieves public policy impacts, contributes to economic prosperity, and informs public[...]