Analysis on Public Spending and Public Services relates to how HM Treasury advises ministers on both the level and the composition of how taxpayers’ money is spent. Within this we are interested in driving improved outcomes and efficiency across key public services and departments; ensuring value for money is at the centre for decision-making through better data, analysis and evaluation; and putting the public finances on a strong and sustainable footing.
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Context Austerity governance, defined as a sustained agenda for reducing public spending, poses new challenges for the organisation of relationships between government, business and citizens in many parts of the world. ...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: De Montfort University
The project specifically focuses on collaborative governance in cities under austerity, which directly relates to citizen engagement in policymaking.
This project aims to identify if, where and how design research might enhance policy-making through greater citizen involvement. It will produce a Design for Policy Toolkit containing metrics, methods and tools to suppor...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: Cardiff Metropolitan University
The project aims to enhance citizen involvement in policy-making through design research, aligning with the question's focus on citizen engagement in policymaking.
This project will be a collaboration with community partners to co-design and evaluate new approaches to consultation. Consultation, the engagement of communities in public service decision making becoming an increasingl...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: Lancaster University
The project focuses on transforming public service consultation through co-design, which is related to citizen engagement in policymaking but does not directly address the question's focus on collaborative governance in cities under austerity.