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Overview

John Halligan is affiliated with the University of Canberra in Australia. Their research primarily falls within the Social Sciences, with a focus on Public Administration, Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Education, and Management Information Systems.

The scientist's main areas of study cover topics such as Public Policy and Administration Research, Healthcare innovation and challenges, the Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering, Political and Economic history of the UK and US, Social Policy and Reform Studies, Political Systems and Governance, and Accounting and Organizational Management.

Frequent collaborators include Jonathan Craft, with whom they have co-authored 12 publications, Andrew Podger (2 publications), Arjen Boin (1 publication), Kathy L. Brock (1 publication), and Paul 't Hart (1 publication).

John Halligan has published articles in several journals and publication venues, notably:

  • Australian Journal of Public Administration
  • Canadian Public Administration
  • Public Management Review
  • Spiral (Imperial College London)
  • Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics

Significant recent papers authored by Halligan include:

  • "Politicization of Public Services in Comparative Perspective" (2021, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics)

Other prominent papers, although authored by co-authors, contribute to the field of knowledge relevant to Halligan's research interests:

  • "Beyond COVID-19: Five commentaries on expert knowledge, executive action, and accountability in governance and public administration" (2020, Canadian Public Administration)
  • "Reform, hybridization, and revival: the status of new public management in Australia and New Zealand" (2024, Public Management Review)
  • "Does performance measurement improve public sector performance? A case of Australian government agencies" (2021, Australian Journal of Public Administration)
  • "NHS data: Maximising its impact on the health and wealth of the United Kingdom" (2020, Spiral (Imperial College London))

In addition to scholarly articles, Halligan has authored or contributed to books published by prominent academic publishers. These include:

  • "Advising Governments in the Westminster Tradition" (2020, Cambridge University Press)
  • "Reforming Public Management and Governance" (2020, Edward Elgar Publishing)
  • "Politics, Policy and Public Administration in Theory and Practice" (2021, ANU Press)

Best Publications

  • Performance Management in the Public Sector

    Wouter Van Dooren;Geert Bouckaert;John Halligan

  • Managing Performance: International Comparisons

    Geert Bouckaert;John Halligan

  • Toward Participatory and Transparent Governance: Report on the Sixth Global Forum on Reinventing Government:

    Pan Suk Kim;John Halligan;Namshin Cho;Cheol H. Oh

  • Performance Management in the Public Sector

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  • Political Management in the 1990s

    J. Halligan;John Marcus Power

  • Policy Advice and the Public Service

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  • Reintegrating Government in Third Generation Reforms of Australia and New Zealand

    John Halligan

  • New Public Sector Models: Reform in Australia and New Zealand

    John Halligan

  • You win some, you lose some: Experiments with joined-up government

    Janine O'Flynn;Fiona Buick;Deborah Blackman;John Angus Halligan

  • Assessing 30 years of Westminster policy advisory system experience

    Jonathan Craft;John Halligan

  • Political leadership in an age of constraint : bureaucratic politics under Hawke and Keating

    Colin Campbell;J. Halligan

  • Public Sector Governance in Australia

    Meredith Edwards;John Halligan;Bryan Terence Horrigan;Geoffrey Nicoll

  • Crossing boundaries in public management and policy : the international experience

    Janine O'Flynn;Deborah Blackman;John Halligan

  • Experiments with Joined-up, Horizontal and Whole-of-Government in Anglophone Countries

    John Angus Halligan;Fiona Buick;Janine O'Flynn

  • The Centrelink Experiment: Innovation in service delivery

    John Halligan;Jules Wills

  • Performance and performance management

    Geert Bouckaert;John Halligan

  • Public Sector Governance in Australia

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  • Advising Governments in the Westminster Tradition

    Jonathan Craft;John Halligan

  • Beyond COVID-19: Five commentaries on expert knowledge, executive action, and accountability in governance and public administration

    Arjen Boin;Kathy Brock;Jonathan Craft;John Halligan

  • On the road to performance governance in the public domain

    John Halligan;Cláudia S. Sarrico;Mary Lee Rhodes

  • Leadership and the Senior Service from a Comparative Perspective

    John Halligan

  • Local government systems of Australia

    J Power;R Wettenhall;J Halligan

  • Accountability in Australia: Control, Paradox, and Complexity

    John Halligan

  • Comparing Public Sector Reform in the OECD

    John Halligan

  • The Fate of Administrative Tradition in Anglophone Countries during the Reform Era

    John Halligan

  • Parliament in the Twenty-first Century: Institutional Reform and Emerging Roles

    John Halligan;Robin Miller;John Marcus Power

  • Australian urban politics: Critical perspectives

    J. Halligan;Chris Paris;Jan Wells

  • NPM in Anglo-Saxon Countries

    John Halligan

  • Reforming public and corporate governance : management and the market in Australia, Britain and Korea

    Pyŏng-man An;J. Halligan;Stephen Wilks

  • Reforming Public Management and Governance: Impact and Lessons from Anglophone Countries

    John Halligan

  • A framework for comparative analysis of performance management

    Geert Bouckaert;John Halligan

  • Advising Governments in the Westminster Tradition : Policy Advisory Systems in Australia, Britain, Canada and New Zealand

    Jonathan Craft;John Halligan

Frequent Co-Authors

Sandra Nutley
Sandra Nutley University of St Andrews
Paul 't Hart
Paul 't Hart Utrecht University
Arjen Boin
Arjen Boin Leiden University
Marcus Haward
Marcus Haward University of Tasmania

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