Dr Ian C Elliott

Category: Public Services Governance

Interview with David Crighton, Master of Public Administration (MPA) student

“Through the MPA, I’m looking to gain a greater knowledge of public administration and to be challenged academically”.

January 23, 2017
The Future of Public Administration

I’ve recently been elected as Chair of the learned society for public administration. Find out more about this new role here.

January 10, 2017
The Sustainability of the Scottish Approach to Policy-Making

In ongoing research I am exploring the extent to which the ‘Scottish Approach to Policy-Making’ has led to significant change in practice. In doing so I hope to highlight some key lessons for future development.

November 21, 2016
I Tried to Bribe an Official

Earlier this year I tried to bribe an official. Actually, I didn’t really. But this was how it was construed. The experience made me think a lot about bureaucracy, process, control and leadership.

November 18, 2016
Connecting with the Real World

Understanding how politics affects practice is key to understanding public administration. This is our version of ‘from farm to plate’.

November 8, 2016
The Stories We Tell

For many people the summer holidays are a time to catch up with some reading. For me this largely involves Julia Donaldson books. But recently I discovered a new favourite – Yertle the Turtle. Here is why it should be required reading in every Business School.

August 31, 2016
Something positive

Let’s focus on the things we can change, embrace the opportunities that we have to make change happen, and celebrate the fact that we all can make a difference.

July 11, 2016
The Emotional Impact of Brexit

Change is an emotional process. Any change whether personal, organisational or indeed constitutional is likely to feed into our hopes, dreams, anxieties or fears. The extent to which change can be an emotional process is particularly apparent when we are not in control of the change process. So it is for over 48% of the UK…

June 27, 2016
Leading Change in Public Services – Abstracts

Abstracts for papers presented at ‘Leading Change in Public Services’, 13 May 2016.

May 10, 2016
Leading Change is Full of Nonsense

Change management literature is full of nonsense. It’s time for some critical debate.

May 4, 2016