Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy



Public Money & Management

Volume 27, Number 4

September 2007

Contents

THEME: ACADEMIC ADVICE TO PRACTITIONERS

Editorial
Andrew Gray and Christopher Pollitt

Academic Advice to Practitioners-the Role and Use of Research-Based Evidence
Huw Davies, Sandra Nutley and Isabel Walter

Is Evidence for Policy Good for Democracy?
David Walker

Going Native: Messages From the World of the Academic Consultant
Bob Hudson

Academics and Practitioners: Speaking Metaphorically
William Solesbury

Local Government Attitudes to External Consultancy Support
Michael Hughes, Robert Dalziel, Keith Baker and Pam Fox

Reducing the Knowledge-Practice Gap: A New Method Applied to Crime Prevention
Frans L. Leeuw, Leontien M. van der Knaap and Stefan Bogaerts

Translating Evidence Into Practice: Why Is It So Difficult?
Alan Maynard

Making Sense of Policy Advice
Peter M. Jackson

Research Councils, Universities and Local Government: Building Bridges
John Mawson

Practising What We Preach? Academic Consultancy in a Multi-Disciplinary Environment
Iain Docherty and Denis Smith

New Development: Connecting Public Service Researchers and Practitioners
Helen Coleman

NON-THEME ARTICLES

Improvement Boards: Building Capability for Public Service Improvement Through Peer Support
Carol Yapp and Chris Skelcher

Assessing the Quality of Local Governance: A Case Study of Public Services
Tony Bovaird and Elke Loeffler