Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Introduction; The Partnership Approach in Northern Ireland; Examining the Partnership Approach; Book Sequence; 2 The Partnership Approach to Public Policy; Introduction; The Emergence and Pervasiveness of Partnerships; The Classification of Partnership Arrangements; An Analysis of the Strengths of the Partnership Approach; An Analysis of the Weaknesses of the Partnership Approach; Conditions Influencing the Performance of Partnerships; Conclusion
3 Public Administration and Partnership Governance in Northern IrelandIntroduction; The Northern Ireland Public Sector Context; Dynamics of Change for Partnership Governance; Partnership Governance in Northern Ireland; Mapping Partnership Arrangements in Northern Ireland and Case Study Selection; 4 The District Partnerships for Peace and Reconciliation; Introduction; District Partnerships in Northern Ireland; Selecting District Partnerships for Qualitative Research; An Analysis of Contextual Conditions; An Analysis of Stakeholder / Organisational Conditions
7 A Synthetic Model for Partnership Governance and the Wider Implications of Partnership for Public PolicyIntroduction; A Synthetic Model for Partnership Governance; Conditions Affecting Partnership Governance at the Macro Level; Developing the Synthetic Model; Conclusion: Whither Partnership Governance?; Appendix: Mapping Partnerships Northern Ireland; Bibliography; Index
An Analysis of the Partnership Decision Making ProcessAn Analysis of Partnership Operation; Conclusion; 5 The Local Authority Cross-Border Networks; Introduction; Background to Cross-Border Development; Contextual Conditions for the Local Authority Cross-Border Networks; Stakeholder / Organisational Conditions for the Local Authority Cross-Border Networks; The Decision Making Process in the Local Authority Cross-Border Networks; Partnership Operation of the Local Authority Cross-Border Networks; Conclusion; 6 The Partnership between the Northern Ireland Tourist Board and Bord Fáilte
IntroductionTourism Development on the Island of Ireland; Contextual Conditions Influencing the Partnership Relationship between the Northern Ireland Tourist Board and Bord Fáilte; Organisational / Stakeholder Conditions Influencing the Partnership between the Northern Ireland Tourist Board and Bord Fáilte; The Partnership Decision Making Process in the Relationship between the Northern Ireland Tourist Board and Bord Fáilte; Operational Matters in the Partnership Relationship between the Northern Ireland Tourist Board and Bord Fáilte; Conclusion