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  1. Does knowledge brokering facilitate evidence-based policy? A review of existing knowledge and an agenda for future research

    Article • Policy & Politics, April 2020, Policy Press

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  2. Administrative traditions and citizen participation in public policy: a comparative study of France, Germany, the UK and Norway

    Article • Policy & Politics, July 2016, Policy Press

    Dr James Daniel Downe, Dr Valeria Guarneros-Meza

  3. Performance Measurement of Local Public Service Networks

    Article • November 2014, Emerald

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  4. Contracting for social cohesion: can local area agreements make a difference?

    Article • Policy & Politics, October 2014, Policy Press

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  5. Managing Politics? Ethics Regulation and Conflicting Conceptions of “Good Conduct”

    Article • Public Administration Review, November 2013, Wiley

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  6. New development: All change? Performance assessment regimes in UK local government

    Article • Public Money & Management, July 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  7. Les déterminants de la confiance du public dans le gouvernement local anglais : quelle est l'importance du comportement éthique des conseillers élus ?

    Article • Revue Internationale des Sciences Administratives, January 2013, CAIRN

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  8. Learning from complex policy evaluations

    Article • Policy & Politics, October 2012, Policy Press

    Dr James Daniel Downe, Professor Tony Bovaird

  9. Putting the Citizen at the Centre? Assembling Local Government Policy in Wales

    Article • Local Government Studies, October 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  10. Policy transfer and convergence within the UK: the case of local government performance improvement regimes

    Article • Policy & Politics, April 2012, Policy Press

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  11. Public confidence and public services: it matters what you measure

    Article • Policy & Politics, January 2012, Policy Press

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  12. The Ethical Framework for Local Government in England

    Article • Public Management Review, March 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  13. PROMOTING CIVIC CULTURE BY SUPPORTING CITIZENSHIP: WHAT DIFFERENCE CAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAKE?

    Article • Public Administration, November 2010, Wiley

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  14. Theories Of Public Service Improvement

    Article • Public Management Review, September 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  15. Supporting Effective Citizenship in Local Government: Engaging, Educating and Empowering Local Citizens

    Article • Local Government Studies, August 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  16. Support for active citizenship and public service performance: an empirical analysis of English local authorities

    Article • Policy & Politics, April 2008, Policy Press

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  17. Best Value Audits in Scotland: Winning Without Scoring?

    Article • Public Money & Management, April 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  18. Editorial: Evaluating the Local Government Modernisation Agenda: Impacts, Obstacles and Outcomes

    Article • Local Government Studies, February 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  19. Inspecting for Improvement? Emerging Patterns of Public Service Regulation in the UK

    Article • Environment and Planning C Government and Policy, June 2007, SAGE Publications

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  20. THE SHINING LIGHTS? PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS AS AN APPROACH TO SERVICE IMPROVEMENT

    Article • Public Administration, May 2007, Wiley

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  21. Regulation inside government: processes and impacts of inspection of local public services

    Article • Policy & Politics, April 2007, Policy Press

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  22. N generations of reform in UK local government

    Article • International Public Management Journal, December 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James Daniel Downe, Professor Tony Bovaird

  23. The three challenges of community leadership

    Article • Local Government Studies, August 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  24. Joined up policy in practice? The coherence and impacts of the local government modernisation agenda

    Article • Local Government Studies, August 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  25. Knowledge creation and transfer in the beacon scheme: Improving services through sharing good practice

    Article • Local Government Studies, November 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James Daniel Downe

  26. Evaluating the extent of inter-organizational learning and change in local authorities through the english beacon council scheme

    Article • Public Management Review, December 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James Daniel Downe