Co-Production and Public Service Management

Acknowledgements

A number of people have encouraged and stimulated my continued interest in co-production and the arguments presented in this book, through their interactions, writings and discussion with me, but unfortunately only a few can be mentioned here, so I’ll limit myself to four. First, I would like to thank Professor Lars Svedberg, who invited me to join him and his colleagues at the Institute of Civil Society Studies at Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College in Stockholm, Sweden. I have spent a stimulating decade there. Second, I would like to mention Stephen P. Osborne, Professor of International Management at the University of Edinburgh. He is one of the most open and creative academics imaginable and he provided a platform for ...