Furthering the accountability of elected governments and the public administration
apparatus which serves them is a fundamental principle of democratic societies. Over the …

Abstract From 2011 onward, Digital Government Units (DGUs) have quickly emerged as a
preferred solution for tackling the over-cost and under-performing digital services and …

Second generation reform in Anglophone countries gave prominence to horizontal, cross-
government, cross-boundary and inter-agency questions. Having previously emphasized …

In writings on public administration, the subject areas of values and ethics and of information
technology (IT) have received substantial, but largely separate, attention. The public …

Opening the Government of Canada presents a compelling case for the importance of a
more open model of governance in the digital age–but a model that also continues to uphold …

This article examines how language and discourse have framed the issue of accountability
in Indigenous child welfare devolution in Manitoba. Devolution has been officially presented …

Abstract From 2011 onwards, Digital Government Units (DGUs) have quickly emerged as a
preferred solution for tackling the over-cost and under-performing digital services and …

Public administration scholars have discerned a shift in the federal governance context in
Canada, from what was traditionally a strong, nonpartisan public service to a more …

Governments deploy comprehensive strategies to address complex social problems with
various New Public Governance and horizontal initiatives. Minimal attention, however, has …

AMONG accountability mechanisms, hierarchy, or more specifically hierarchical
accountability, sits at an odd nexus. Despite being the most commonly known and …