Evaluating local strategic partnerships: theory and practice of change

Mike Geddes; Jonathan Davies; Crispian Fuller

doi:10.1080/03003930601081358

Evaluating local strategic partnerships: theory and practice of change

Mike Geddes, Jonathan Davies, Crispian Fuller

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Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) are a major recent innovation in English local governance. As the 'partnership of partnerships' in a locality, the ability of the LSP to provide an arena for community leadership and joined up service delivery is vital to the Local Government Modernisation Agenda. Drawing on material from the national evaluation of LSPs, this paper assesses their progress. A theory of change (ToC) approach was adopted in the evaluation, and the paper shows how this approach was developed and utilised. The main findings from the evaluation are then presented and discussed. In conclusion, the article draws some wider conclusions both about the strengths and weaknesses of the ToC approach and about LSPs themselves.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	97-116
Number of pages	20
Journal	Local Government Studies
Volume	33
Issue number	1
Early online date	29 Jan 2007
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930601081358
Publication status	Published - Feb 2007

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Local Government Studies on 29 Jan 2007, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/03003930601081358

Keywords

leadership
local government
local planning
modernization
partnership approach
planning theory

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Evaluating Local Strategic Partnerships: Theory and practice of change
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