Spoke 3 - Institutions of giving and philanthropy
University of Edinburgh, Cass Business School
Based at Cass Business School and the University of Edinburgh, the programme of research in Spoke 3 is likely to be of special interest to donors, funders and grantmakers, exploring today’s institutional frameworks of funding and grantmaking, how change is introduced, and partnerships between state and charitable organisations to deliver joint outcomes.
Stephen P Osborne is Associate Director of the Centre responsible for Scientific Dissemination and also for our work in Scotland.
Stephen is Professor of International Public Management and Director of the Centre for Public Services Research within Edinburgh Business School. He has been researching voluntary action in the UK since 1990 and his interests include sustainability, co-production, innovation, and the role of voluntary action in supporting and providing public services. He is President of the International Research Society for Public Management and Editor of 'Public Management Review', which he founded. He also holds ESRC grants from the Public Services programme (on voluntary and community sector innovative capacity. His most recent research was a longitudinal study of the role of voluntary organizations in innovation in public services, as part of the ESRC Public Services Programme. His work also includes extensive involvement in Hungary and Japan evaluating the role of voluntary action in these societies. Recent publications include: S Osborne & C Chew (2007) ‘The innovative capacity of voluntary organizations: a longitudinal perspective’ in Public Management Review [in press]. stephen.osborne@ed.ac.uk
Stephen is Professor of International Public Management and Director of the Centre for Public Services Research within Edinburgh Business School. He has been researching voluntary action in the UK since 1990 and his interests include sustainability, co-production, innovation, and the role of voluntary action in supporting and providing public services. He is President of the International Research Society for Public Management and Editor of 'Public Management Review', which he founded. He also holds ESRC grants from the Public Services programme (on voluntary and community sector innovative capacity. His most recent research was a longitudinal study of the role of voluntary organizations in innovation in public services, as part of the ESRC Public Services Programme. His work also includes extensive involvement in Hungary and Japan evaluating the role of voluntary action in these societies. Recent publications include: S Osborne & C Chew (2007) ‘The innovative capacity of voluntary organizations: a longitudinal perspective’ in Public Management Review [in press]. stephen.osborne@ed.ac.uk
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