The School of Policy, Planning, and Development at the University of Southern California has teamed with the School of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management and the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington for a groundbreaking joint curricular and research initiative — the Consortium on Collaborative Governance (CCG).
Capitalizing on the strengths of the three schools, the consortium will focus on collaborative governance with specific interest in public-private partnerships, policy formulation and implementation across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, and the evolving nature of civil society.
"This unique academic partnership will advance our knowledge of the key attributes and substantive effectiveness of public-private-nonprofit provision of needed services," said Jack H. Knott, the C. Erwin and Ione L. Piper Dean and Professor. "We expect that it will result in joint research efforts building the strength of all three partners."
For example, according to Dean Knott, SPPD brings significant leadership in public sector management and urban problem-solving, the Eller College contributes its research strength in managing networks, and the University of Washington adds its expertise in nonprofit management.
"The Consortium on Collaborative Governance (CCG) evolved out of discussions over the past 12 months among the three schools, all of whom are committed to encouraging the scholarly research needed to understand the impact and efficacy of public-private-nonprofit collaborations," said Knott. "Also, the consortium will plan an important role in educating our students on the challenges and nuances of collaborative governance."
The CCG will share resources and ideas, research agendas, development of an executive program, and share faculty through multiple exchanges. In addition, the CCG plans to create a listserv to make relevant research and presentations widely available to faculty and scholars.
An annual symposium series will be the venue for the faculty exchanges. Faculty members will visit partner institutions to present cutting-edge research, and leading national and international scholars will also be invited by the consortium to present at each of the three partner schools. The symposium series is slated to begin in spring 2007.
The Consortium on Collaborative Governance plans to focus its collaborative governance research agenda on substantive policy areas such as health, natural resources, homeland security, and the environment.
More information about the Consortium on Collaborative Governance is available at: www.usc.edu/sppd/bedrosian/consortium.
