As the sectors of intervention traditionally assigned to the responsibility of the State gradually become spaces of mobilization for a plurality of actors, the notion of "public" appears problematic: it is difficult to define what distinguishes the structures of governance, the actors involved, and the problems and interests treated, as being of a public nature. This article tackles these issues with particular attention given to governance of social policies in Italy. The aim is twofold: to shed light on the ambivalence of the current transformations of the public realm and to outline their implications with respect to public administration. © 2011 SAGE Publications.

Bifulco, L. (2011). Becoming Public. Notes on Governance and Local Welfare in Italy. ADMINISTRATION & SOCIETY, 42(3), 1-18 [10.1177/0095399711400044].

Becoming Public. Notes on Governance and Local Welfare in Italy

BIFULCO, LAVINIA
2011

Abstract

As the sectors of intervention traditionally assigned to the responsibility of the State gradually become spaces of mobilization for a plurality of actors, the notion of "public" appears problematic: it is difficult to define what distinguishes the structures of governance, the actors involved, and the problems and interests treated, as being of a public nature. This article tackles these issues with particular attention given to governance of social policies in Italy. The aim is twofold: to shed light on the ambivalence of the current transformations of the public realm and to outline their implications with respect to public administration. © 2011 SAGE Publications.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
Local welfare, public
English
2011
42
3
1
18
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Bifulco, L. (2011). Becoming Public. Notes on Governance and Local Welfare in Italy. ADMINISTRATION & SOCIETY, 42(3), 1-18 [10.1177/0095399711400044].
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