Jacob Torfing

Jacob Torfing is affiliated with Roskilde University in Denmark and specializes in research at the intersection of business, management, accounting, and social sciences. Their work primarily focuses on management of technology and innovation, public administration, marketing, political science and international relations, as well as sociology and political science.

Their research covers several topics, including innovative approaches in technology and social development, public policy and administration research, service and product innovation, community development and social impact, open source software innovations, e-government and public services, and mental health and patient involvement.

Jacob Torfing has coauthored extensively with several scholars, most frequently collaborating with Eva Sørensen, Christopher Ansell, Jon Pierre, Lotte Bøgh Andersen, and Carsten Greve.

The venues where Torfing's work appears most often include Public Administration, Public Management Review, Policy & Politics, Policy and Society, and Administrative Sciences. These journals collectively reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their research and its relevance to public governance and administrative studies.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Jacob Torfing include:

• "A theoretical framework for studying the co-creation of innovative solutions and public value" (2021), Policy & Politics
• "The COVID-19 pandemic as a game changer for public administration and leadership? The need for robust governance responses to turbulent problems" (2020), Public Management Review

Additional important publications by coauthors include:

• "Co-creation: the new kid on the block in public governance" (2021), Policy & Politics
• "Public administration and politics meet turbulence: The search for robust governance responses" (2022), Public Administration
• "Rising to Ostrom's challenge: an invitation to walk on the bright side of public governance and public service" (2021), Policy Design and Practice

Torfing has contributed numerous books through well-regarded academic publishers, notably Edward Elgar Publishing, Cambridge University Press, Universitetsforlaget, and Policy Press. The books encompass topics in public governance, co-creation, collaborative public management, and strategic management in the public sector.

• "Public Governance Paradigms" (2020), Edward Elgar Publishing
• "Handbook on Theories of Governance" (2022), Edward Elgar Publishing
• "Handbook of Collaborative Public Management" (2021), Edward Elgar Publishing
• "Advancing Co-creation in Local Governance" (2024), Edward Elgar Publishing
• "Rethinking Public Governance" (2023), Edward Elgar Publishing
• "How collaborative governance can make political systems more democratic and effective" (2022), Edward Elgar Publishing
• "Public Governance as Co-creation" (2021), Cambridge University Press
• "Robust Governance in Turbulent Times" (2024), Cambridge University Press
• "Samskapt bærekraft i norsk arbeidsliv" (2023), Universitetsforlaget
• "Strategic Management of the Transition to Public Sector Co-Creation" (2024), Policy Press