The exponential increase in food safety incidents across the globe in the past decades have resulted in mushrooming regulatory initiatives, including new standards and requirements from national governments, international organizations, and private actors. The regulatory lacuna in public...

1. Co-production as a maturing concept / Taco Brandsen, Victor Pestoff and Bram Verschuere -- 2. Co-production and third sector social services in Europe : some crucial conceptual issues / Victor Pestoff -- 3. From engagement to co-production : how users and communities contribute to public...

Countries have committed, through the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to pursue climate targets and policies that would limit global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels. A shift toward green public investment will help...

Der Trend zur organisatorischen Verselbstständigung kommunaler Dienstleistungen schreitet unaufhörlich fort. Dies ist eine Entwicklung, die nicht nur von Großstädten vorangetrieben wird. Auch die kleineren und mittleren Gemeinden und Städte sowie Landkreise erbringen ihre kommunalen...