1. The rise of branding in governance processes -- 2. The many faces of branding : definitions, functions, and forms -- 3. Branding to influence perceptions about policy problems and solutions -- 4. Branding to activate, motivate, and bind stakeholders in governance processes -- 5. Brands and...

Politicians and public managers utilize branding to communicate with the public as well as to position themselves within the ever-present media now so central to political and administrative life. They must further contend with stakeholders holding contradictory opinions about the nature of a...