Public Governance as Co-creation

Christopher Ansell is Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley. He is the author or editor of ten books, including The Protective State (Cambridge, 2019) and Pragmatist Democracy (2011). His research focuses on understanding how organizations, institutions and communities can engage effectively in democratic governance in the face of conflict, uncertainty, and complexity. Jacob Torfing is Professor in Politics and Institutions in the Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University, Denmark and Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Nord University, Norway. He is the founder and director of the Roskilde School of Governance. He has chaired the Danish Political Science Association, been a member of the Danish Social Science Research Council, and served on the Executive Committee of the European Consortium of Political Research.

1. A New Public Governance based on Co-Creation; 2. The Concept of Co-Creation: A Genealogy; 3. Co-Creation is Everywhere and Nowhere; 4. Co-Creation as Generative Governance; 5. The Complex and Dynamic Process of Co-Creating Public Value; Pathways to Co-Created Public Value Outcomes; 7. Co-Creation as the Reinvention of Democracy; 8. Mainstreaming and Scaling Co-Creation; 9. Handling Dilemmas, Avoiding the Dark Side and Tackling Democratic Problems 10. Where are we Today, and Where to Go from Here?