Abstract
This concluding chapter brings together the contributions in this part and
makes the case that public servants are not only (re)constructed by public sector
reform, but their beliefs, identities, dilemmas, and actions shape reform trajectories too. Notions of place, time, and perceptions emerged as pervasive
contextual themes that public servants grapple with as part of the dynamics of
reform. Drawing on the part contributions, public servants’ situated agency is
examined in these contexts. It is argued the adaptations that occur from their
dilemmas, hybridity on the macro public sector-scale and bricolage at the micro
public servant scale, in turn alter reform developments. We also make the case
that insights into and from public servants offer a more rounded account of
whether reform agendas will be symbolic or substantive and enduring or shortlived.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Palgrave Handbook of the Public Servant |
Editors | Helen Sullivan, Helen Dickinson, Hayley Henderson |
Place of Publication | America |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Pages | 465-480 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-29980-4 |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |