Susan Balloch
Care, community and citizenship
Research and practice in a changing policy context
This collection focuses on the relationship between social care, community and citizenship, linking them in a way relevant to both policy and practice.
The politics of evaluation
Participation and policy implementation
The widespread popularity of evaluation is based on the need to provide evidence of the effectiveness of policies and programmes. This book sees evaluation as an inherently political activity, and using a wide range of examples it relates practical issues in evaluation design to their political contexts.
Partnership working
Policy and practice
This book analyses experiences of partnerships in different policy fields, identifying theoretical and practical impediments to making partnership work and evaluating the implications for those involved. It also addresses other key forms of collaboration between voluntary, private and statutory sectors, service users and community groups.