Publications
All academic publications from the project (both in books and refereed journals) will be posted here as they become available.

'Strategic Brokers and the Politics of Partnership: After Neoliberalism in Aotearoa/New Zealand' by Wendy Larner and Maria Butler is a chapter in Contested Urban Futures: Neoliberalisms and their discontents (eds) Helga Leitner, Eric Sheppard and Jamie Peck, 2006, forthcoming

Development Beyond Neoliberalism? Good Governance, Poverty Reduction and Political Economy by David Craig and Porter, D, Routledge, London, 2006, forthcoming

'After Neoliberalism? Community Activism and Local Partnerships in Aotearoa New Zealand' by Wendy Larner and David Craig, in 'Working the Spaces of Neoliberalism', Special Edition of Antipode (eds L Bondi and N Laurie), 37(3): 402-424, 2005

'Governmentalities of Local Partnerships: The Rise of a Partnering State in New Zealand' by Wendy Larner and Maria Butler has been published in a special edition of Studies in Political Economy, 75, Spring 2005, Carleton University, Canada

'The Man in the Partnering State: Regendering the Social through Partnership', by Gerda Roelvink and David Craig has been published in a special edition of Studies in Political Economy, 75, Spring 2005, Carleton University, Canada

'Neoliberalism in (Regional) Theory and Practice: the Stronger Communities Action Fund in New Zealand'
by Wendy Larner has been published in the latest edition of Geographical Research (formerly AGS),Vol 43, Issue 1, March 2005

'Building on partnership: sustainable local collaboration and devolved co-ordination - A review of core issues, with lessons from the "Waitakere Way"', by David Craig, has been published in the Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, Issue 23, December 2004, pp 45-64

'Understanding Social Capital within Community/Government Policy Networks'
by Ann Walker has been published in the latest Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, Issue 22, July 2004,Pages 1-18

Abstract: There is an increasing need for joined-up government and joint working between agencies and across sectors in order to address "wicked" social problems and improve policy outcomes. Consequently, it has become imperative to understand the nature of policy network settings, and also the endogenous and exogenous factors that positively and negatively impact on interagency and intra-agency collaboration. From senior managers to front-line workers needing to work collaboratively to achieve outcomes, knowing the types of relationships people have with other agencies may assist in identifying where greater time could be spent improving existing relationships or making new ones. While it is easy to assume that more coordination and cooperation will automatically lead to better and more efficient policy outcomes, collaboration can often be resource intensive, slow the whole process down and actually inhibit the achievement of policy outcomes. Therefore, if agencies are going to invest time and money in collaborative efforts, they need some assurance that such investment will pay dividends. The policy implications for using network analysis within a social capital framework to study policy networks and partnerships are discussed in this article. This paper concludes by describing how a policy network/social capital framework approach could be used to examine the Strengthening Families interagency case management process used in New Zealand.

The 'Partnering State'?: New spaces and subjects of social policy
by Wendy Larner. Available in the proceedings of the New Zealand Geographical Society, 2003.

Reterritorialising health: inclusive partnerships, joined-up governance and common accountability platforms in Third Way New Zealand
by David Craig has been published in Policy & Politics, Volume: 31 Number: 3 Pages: 335 -- 352

Abstract: Recent health policy changes in New Zealand have included substantive reterritorialisation of governance and provision, as well as the emergence of well-being initiatives targeting specific places. At the same time, a range of place- and population-related community provider organisations has emerged as partners to government and each other. Documenting these changes in the wider contexts of social determinants of health, third way 'social inclusion', urban geographies of poverty, place positioning and decentralisation, this article discusses emerging difficulties and challenges in achieving policy coherence, spatial equity and consistent local collaboration. It concludes by discussing the potential role and scope of place-based 'common accountability platforms'.

Strengthening Communities through Local Partnerships: Building a Collaborative Research Project
by Wendy Larner and Tony Mayow has been published in the Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, Volume: 20, June 2003, Pages: 119-133