Government in Action: Research and Practice is a journal launched by the research bureau of the IGPDE in order to share scientific knowledge in the field of public action towards an audience of public administrations’s practitioners.
This publication aims to promote the innovations and the current administrative transformations towards an inter-ministerial, universitary, French and international audience.
Its ambition is to closely link the worlds of scientific research and policy making by organising a continuous dialogue between their members.
Government in Action: Research and Practice - Number 9 - Autumn 2020
Editor's Foreword
by Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, Secretary General of the Ministry for the Economy, Finance and the Recovery
Between research and praxis: perspectives on the Secretariat General
A joint interview with Marie-Anne Barbat-Layaniand Jean-Michel Eymeri-Douzans
Before the Secretariat General of the Economic and Finance Ministries: from the French Revolution to the 2000s
by Jean Dezert, Edoardo Ferlazzo and Marcel Guenoun
Bercy's Secretariat General: institutionalisation and transformations (2000-2020)
by Edoardo Ferlazzo, Marcel Guenoun and Jean Dezert
Spotlight on six European SGs
by Jean-Gabriel Plumelle, Marcel Guenoun, Edoardo Ferlazzo
An anthropologist at the Secretariat General
by Marc Abélès
Government in Action: Research and Practice - Number 8 - Summer 2020
Editor's Foreword
by Virginie Madelin, Managing Director of the IGPDE
The Article
Public service relations: international overview
by Edoardo Ferlazzo
The Comparative Analysis
Developing a strategic orientation for resilient and sustainable public services
by Stephen P. Osborne, Kirsty Strokosch, Greta Nasi and Maria Cucciniello
Responsive Public Management
Spain: “Less time on paperwork and more time with your baby.”
by Anne Cheramy
The Researcher's View
Article and thesis reviews
Government in Action: Research and Practice - Number 7 - Spring 2020
Editor's Foreword
by Virginie Madelin, Managing Director of the IGPDE
The Article
Moving toward start-up States? Govtech startups and the transformation of public action
by Carlos Santiso
The Comparative Analysis
Design thinking and innovation labs
by Jenny Lewis
The Comparative Analysis: Focus on France
Can design put the spark back into public policy-making?
by Fabien Gélédan
Responsive Public Management
New Zealand: Strengthening compliance through legislation-as-code
by Edoardo Ferlazzo
The Researcher's View
Article and thesis reviews
Government in Action: Research and Practice - Number 6 - Winter 2019/2020
Editor's Foreword
by Virginie Madelin, Managing Director of the IGPDE
The Article
Trust and the right to make mistakes
by Jacques Chevallier
The Comparative Analysis
Digital service teams in government: An international comparison of new IT governance structures
by Ines Mergel
Responsive Public Management
Citizen Spots: How Portugal’s digital inclusion strategy is helping citizens access public services
by Jean Dezert
The Researcher's View
Article and thesis reviews
Download the 6th issue of the journal (PDF - 2,55 Mo)
Government in Action: Research and Practice - Number 5 - Autumn 2019
Editor's Foreword
by Virginie Madelin, Managing Director of the IGPDE
The Article
Constitutional Bylaw on Budget Acts and Beyond Budgeting: Comparing two budget reforms
by Nicolas Berland
The Comparative Analysis
How Administrative Burdens Make Government Less Effective and What to Do About It
by Pamela Herd and Donald Moynihan
The Researcher's View
Article and thesis reviews
Download the 5th issue of the journal (PDF - 1,55 Mo)
Government in Action: Research and Practice - Number 4 - Summer 2019
Editor’s Foreword
by Virginie Madelin, Managing Director of the IGPDE
The Article
Citizens, users and administration: the determinants of trust
Interview between Geert Bouckaert and Thomas Cazenave
The Comparative Analysis
For a trusted society. What is the role of the public service?
by Jean-Gabriel Plumelle
The Researcher's View
Article and thesis reviews
Download the 4th issue of the journal (PDF - 2,7 Mo)
Government in Action: Research and Practice - Number 3 - Spring 2019
Editor’s Foreword
by Geert Bouckaert, President of the IISA
The Article
Digital by default: the digital strategy of the British Public administration
Interview with Mike Bracken
The Comparative Analysis
Reform trends and the future of civil services and HRM in Europe
by Christoph Demmke
The Researcher's View
Article and thesis reviews
Download the 3d issue of the journal (PDF - 4,2 Mo)
Government in Action: Research and Practice - Number 2 - Winter 2018/2019
Editor’s Foreword
by Isabelle Huault, President of Paris Dauphine University
The Article
PollutionSolutions: how a serious game is teaching players about common-good management
by Juliette Rouchier
The Comparative Analysis
The who, what, how and why of co-production of public services
by Caitlin McMullin
The Researcher’s View
Article and thesis reviews
Download the 2nd issue of the journal (PDF - 2 Mo)
Government in Action: Research and Practice - Number 1 - Autumn 2018
Editor’s Foreword
by Virginie Madelin, Managing Director of the IGPDE
The Article
Randomised controlled trials in economics: a magic pill for public policy-making?
by Arthur Jatteau
The Comparative Analysis
What transparency means and why it matters: lessons from around the world
by Jean-Patrick Villeneuve
The Researcher's View
Article and thesis reviews
Download the 1st issue of the journal (PDF - 1,2 Mo)
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