The reorganization addiction in local government: unitary councils for England (2010)
Journal Article
Elcock, H., Fenwick, J., & McMillan, J. (2010). The reorganization addiction in local government: unitary councils for England. Public Money and Management, 30(6), 331-338. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2010.525000

Structural reorganization of local government is an addictive habit to which British government ministers and civil servants are peculiarly prone. In the latest instance, several unitary authorities were created where two-tier systems existed
previo... Read More about The reorganization addiction in local government: unitary councils for England.

Local government and the problem of English governance (2009)
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Fenwick, J., McMillan, J., & Elcock, H. (2009). Local government and the problem of English governance. Local Government Studies, 35(1), 5-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930802574417

The paper is concerned with the problematic nature of English governance. The discussion begins with reference to the reluctance to engage in debates about English national governance. It then poses a series of questions about the balance to be drawn... Read More about Local government and the problem of English governance.

Governance and accountability: a role for social accounts in the sustainable school. (2008)
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Gibbon, J., Fenwick, J., & McMillan, J. (2008). Governance and accountability: a role for social accounts in the sustainable school. Public Money and Management, 28, 353-360. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9302.2008.00669.x

Alongside formal systems of governance in secondary education there are important informal relationships of accountability among key stakeholders, organized around
voluntary obligation in the public interest. Developing these accountabilities enhanc... Read More about Governance and accountability: a role for social accounts in the sustainable school..

Learning, compliance and gender in public management (2008)
Journal Article
McMillan, J., & Fenwick, J. (2008). Learning, compliance and gender in public management. Public Policy and Administration, 23(3), 247-261. https://doi.org/10.1177/0952076708089975

This article offers a critical perspective on the ways in which the learning process in public organizations may be influenced by gender. The discussion considers the difference between the direct impact of gender differences on learning and the indi... Read More about Learning, compliance and gender in public management.