This report starts with the background and context for SSCs in public administration. What are they? When did they make their way into the public sector? What are the drivers and motives for SSCs? The organisation of SSCs is the prime subject of section two, which highlights various responsibili...

Pay-for-performance (PfP) schemes in the public administration followed the results-based managerial reforms from the private sector, reflecting the belief that financial incentives improve individual performance, and thus overall organisational and public administration efficiency. Due to econo...

This thematic study presents the state of play and challenges with regard to the management of implementing the UN Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), from a public administration and governance (PAG) perspective. It is written for policy makers on SDG objectives, as well a...

As governments and societies across the globe seek to manage the Covid-19 crisis to the best of their abilities, the European Union (EU) is in a particularly favourable position to facilitate learning across its Member States, relevant to a wider set of crisis situations. This study seeks to sup...