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Encouraging writing on the white walls: co-production in museums and the influence of professional bodies

journal contribution
posted on 2018-03-01, 00:00 authored by Anne KershawAnne Kershaw, Kerrie BridsonKerrie Bridson, Melissa ParrisMelissa Parris
Museums, along with other public sector organisations, have been urged to co-produce. Co-production may offer increased resourcing and greater effectiveness, and enhances public value through stronger relationships between government and citizens. However, co-production, particularly that which involves collaboration with communities, is largely resisted by public sector organisations such as museums. This research examines the extent to which museums co-produce and the role played by professional bodies in driving or inhibiting co-production. It finds that the study of co-production in museums reveals the influence of 'institutional inertia' and the limits to which professional bodies are able to 'diffuse' co-production and change established professional practice.

History

Journal

Australian journal of public administration

Volume

77

Issue

1

Pagination

19 - 34

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Location

Chichester, Eng.

ISSN

0313-6647

eISSN

1467-8500

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal article

Copyright notice

2017, Institute of Public Adminsitration Australia