Co-production is big–it is rapidly becoming one of the most talked-about themes in public
services internationally (Bovaird, 2007; Alford, 2009) and in the UK (nef, 2008; Loeffler …

Co-production and co-creation are not new ideas in public administration, but since the start
of this century these ideas have experienced a revival. This edited book offers a …

Not so long ago—in the 1980s—public services were essentially seen as activities that
professionals did to, or for, members of the public to achieve results “in the public interest.” …

Co-production and co-creation occur when citizens participate actively in delivering and
designing the services they receive. It has come increasingly onto the agenda of …

Much of this volume concerns the involvement of citizens in deciding what to do or how to do
it, principally through what I call the 'co's'—consultation, co-deliberation and co-design. The …

Co-production is not a new concept but it is one with renewed prominence and reach in
contemporary policy discourse. It refers to joint working between people or groups who have …

Co-production of public services has been used as a concept to describe the changed
nature of relationships between public sector organisations and citizens. Since the concept …

This chapter outlines the structure of this Handbook and summarises key points from all of
the 36 chapters across the eight sections of the Handbook—these sections cover definitions …