Dr Ian Elliott

  • Senior Lecturer in Public Administration (Centre for Public Policy)

email: Ian.Elliott@glasgow.ac.uk

11 Chapel Lane, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, G11 6EW

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ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4622-298X

Biography

I am a Senior Lecturer in Public Administration at the Centre for Public Policy and co-Editor-in-Chief of Public Administration and Development.

My research includes work on strategy in government, public leadership and organisational change. I have extensive consultancy and research experience and have successfully supervised six doctoral students to completion. I am subject expert for Public Services and Healthcare in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) Scientific Committee for the Journal Quality Guide. I am also Chair of the Joint University Council for Applied Social Sciences (JUC). I am currently on the Editorial Board of Teaching Public Administration, Public Policy and Administration, the Journal of Public Affairs Education, and Public Administration: An International Quarterly.

Research interests

My research spans two streams - firstly, the Strategic State; and secondly, the Teaching of Public Administration.

 

The Strategic State

Governments are increasingly grappling with volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) challenges and are seeking new ways to collaborate across sectors and communities to enhance policy and practice. The Strategic State is "a set of capabilities around the creation and delivery of an effective strategy at a country-wide level” (Elliott, 2020: 286). My research has focused on how the Scottish Government developed a form of Strategic State in the period 2007-2015. 

 

Key publications include:

Elliott, I. C. (2023). "Chapter 6: The strategic state: a case study of devolved government in Scotland". In Greve, C. and Ysa, T. (eds). Handbook on Strategic Public Management. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. Retrieved May 2, 2023, from https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789907193.00013.

Elliott, I.C. (2020) “The Implementation of a Strategic State in a Small Country Setting - the case of the ‘Scottish Approach”, Public Money and Management, 40 (4), 285-293. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2020.1714206

 

Teaching Public Administration

In order to support effective decision-making and policy implementation it is important that those engaged in public policy and administration are highly skilled and informed. The teaching of public administration is therefore key to enabling the strategic state. My research has explored how the status of the discipline has changed within the UK and how best to support public service workers in future by drawing on international examples and previous experience.

 

Key publications include:

Elliott, I.C., Bottom, K.A. & O’Connor, K. (2023) The status of public administration teaching in the UK, Journal of Public Affairs Education, DOI: 10.1080/15236803.2023.2202609

Bottom, K. A., Diamond, J., Dunning, P. T., & Elliott, I. C. (2022). “Making the case for research informed practice and situated pedagogy”, in Bottom, K. et al. (eds) Handbook on Teaching Public Administration (pp. 1-11), Edward Elgar Publishing.

Bottom, K. A., Moller, F., and Elliott, I. C. (2022). “The History of UK Public Administration” in Bottom, K. et al. (eds) Handbook on Teaching Public Administration, Edward Elgar.

Elliott, I.C., Robson, I., Dudau, A. (2021) “Building Student Engagement through Co-production and Curriculum Co-design in Public Administration Programmes”, Teaching Public Administration. 39(3), 318–336. https://doi.org/10.1177/0144739420968862

Elliott, I.C. (2020). “Organisational learning and change in a public sector context”, Teaching Public Administration. 38 (3), 270-283. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0144739420903783

 

Publications

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2024

Elliott, I. C. and Roberts, A. (2024) The concept of the strategic state: an assessment after 30 years. Australian Journal of Public Administration, (doi: 10.1111/1467-8500.12685) (Early Online Publication)

Ralph, L., Elliott, I. C. , Murphy, J. and Glennon, R. (2024) Navigating the digital beat: a review of social media as a public engagement tool in policing. International Journal of Emergency Services, 13(3), pp. 201-214. (doi: 10.1108/IJES-02-2024-0009)

Cairney, P., Boswell, J., Ayres, S., Durose, C., Elliott, I. C. , Flinders, M., Martin, S. and Richardson, L. (2024) The state of British policymaking: How can UK government become more effective? Parliamentary Affairs, 77(4), pp. 837-864. (doi: 10.1093/pa/gsae019)

Elliott, I. C. , Oliveira, J. A. P. d. and Wu, A. M. (2024) Reflections on 75 years of Public Administration and Development. Public Administration and Development, 44(4), pp. 233-236. (doi: 10.1002/pad.2073)

Elliott, I. C. , Puppim de Oliveira, J. A. and Wu, A. M. (2024) Public administration and development in (historical) perspective. Public Administration and Development, 44(4), pp. 298-314. (doi: 10.1002/pad.2052)

Flinders, M., Ayres, S., Boswell, J., Cairney, P., Durose, C., Elliott, I. C. , Martin, S. and Richardson, L. (2024) Power with purpose? Further reflections on strengthening the centre of government. Political Quarterly, (doi: 10.1111/1467-923x.13420) (Early Online Publication)

Elliott, I. C. , Bottom, K. A., Glennon, R. and O’Connor, K. (2024) Educating a civil service that is fit for purpose: perceptions from UK stakeholders. Public Money and Management, (doi: 10.1080/09540962.2024.2343798) (Early Online Publication)

Durose, C., Ayres, S., Boswell, J., Cairney, P., Elliott, I. C. , Flinders, M., Martin, S. and Richardson, L. (2024) Positive Public Policy – A New Vision for UK Government. [Website]

Elliott, I. C. , Joyce, P. and Sahraoui, S. (2024) Developing effective leaders for the civil service: a case study of Bahrain. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 30(2), pp. 315-330. (doi: 10.1080/15236803.2024.2312761)

McDonald III, B. D. et al. (2024) The scholarship of teaching and learning in public administration: an agenda for future research. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 30(1), pp. 11-27. (doi: 10.1080/15236803.2023.2294654)

2023

Bottom, K., Crompton, A., Elliott, I. C. , Glennon, R. and Murphy, P. (2023) REF 2028 initial decisions survey. UKAPA response. Other. UK Association for Public Administration.

Moore, J., Elliott, I. C. and Hesselgreaves, H. (2023) Collaborative leadership in Integrated Care Systems; creating leadership for the common good. Journal of Change Management, 23(4), pp. 358-373. (doi: 10.1080/14697017.2023.2261126)

Elliott, I. C. , Bottom, K. A. and O’Connor, K. (2023) The status of public administration teaching in the UK. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 29(3), pp. 262-274. (doi: 10.1080/15236803.2023.2202609)

Elliott, I. C. and Wu, A. M. (2023) New developments at Public Administration and Development. Public Administration and Development, 43(2), pp. 95-96. (doi: 10.1002/pad.2013)

Elliott, I. C. (2023) The strategic state: a case study of devolved government in Scotland. In: Greve, C. and Ysa, T. (eds.) Handbook on Strategic Public Management. Series: Elgar handbooks on public administration and management. Edward Elgar, pp. 75-90. ISBN 9781789907186 (doi: 10.4337/9781789907193.00013)

2022

Bottom, K. A., Diamond, J., Dunning, P. T. and Elliott, I. C. (Eds.) (2022) Handbook of Teaching Public Administration. Series: Political science and public policy. Edward Elgar. ISBN 9781800375680

Bottom, K. A., Diamond, J., Dunning, P. T. and Elliott, I. (2022) Making the case for research informed practice and situated pedagogy. In: Bottom, K. A., Diamond, J., Dunning, P. T. and Elliott, I. C. (eds.) Handbook of Teaching Public Administration. Series: Political science and public policy 2022. Edward Elgar: United Kingdom, pp. 1-11. ISBN 9781800375680 (doi: 10.4337/9781800375697.00011)

Bottom, K. A., Elliott, I. and Moller, F. (2022) British public administration: the status of the taught discipline. In: Bottom, K. A., Diamond, J., Dunning, P. T. and Elliott, I. C. (eds.) Handbook of Teaching Public Administration. Edward Elgar: United Kingdom, pp. 75-85. ISBN 9781800375680

Bottom, K. A., Elliott, I. C. and Moller, F. (2022) British public administration: The status of the taught discipline. In: Bottom, K.A., Diamond, J., Dunning, P.T. and Elliott, I.C. (eds.) Handbook of Teaching Public Administration. Edward Elgar: United Kingdom, pp. 75-85. ISBN 9781800375680

Elliott, I. (2022) The state of British politics today is in part a consequence of decades of underinvestment in public administration education and research. [Website]

Aoki, N., Elliott, I. C. , Simon, J. and Stazyk, E. C. (2022) Putting the international in Public Administration: An International Quarterly. A historical review of 1992–2022. Public Administration, 100(1), pp. 41-58. (doi: 10.1111/padm.12822)

Elliott, I. C. , Bottom, K. A., Carmichael, P., Liddle, J., Martin, S. and Pyper, R. (2022) The fragmentation of public administration: differentiated and decentered governance in the (dis)United Kingdom. Public Administration, 100(1), pp. 98-115. (doi: 10.1111/padm.12803)

Bottom, K. A., Diamond, J., Dunning, P. T. and Elliott, I. C. (Eds.) (2022) Handbook of Teaching Public Administration. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK. ISBN 9781800375680

Bottom, K. A., Diamond, J., Dunning, P. T. and Elliott, I. C. (Eds.) (2022) Handbook of Teaching Public Administration. Edward Elgar. ISBN 9781800375680

2021

Elliott, I. C. (2021) City sextons: tales from municipal leaders: by Staci M. Zavattaro, New York, Routledge, 2021, 112 pp., £15.29 (eBook); £44.99 (hardback), ISBN 978 0 36725 083 6. Local Government Studies, pp. 1-3. (doi: 10.1080/03003930.2021.1946291)[Book Review]

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Number of items: 25.

Articles

Elliott, I. C. and Roberts, A. (2024) The concept of the strategic state: an assessment after 30 years. Australian Journal of Public Administration, (doi: 10.1111/1467-8500.12685) (Early Online Publication)

Ralph, L., Elliott, I. C. , Murphy, J. and Glennon, R. (2024) Navigating the digital beat: a review of social media as a public engagement tool in policing. International Journal of Emergency Services, 13(3), pp. 201-214. (doi: 10.1108/IJES-02-2024-0009)

Cairney, P., Boswell, J., Ayres, S., Durose, C., Elliott, I. C. , Flinders, M., Martin, S. and Richardson, L. (2024) The state of British policymaking: How can UK government become more effective? Parliamentary Affairs, 77(4), pp. 837-864. (doi: 10.1093/pa/gsae019)

Elliott, I. C. , Oliveira, J. A. P. d. and Wu, A. M. (2024) Reflections on 75 years of Public Administration and Development. Public Administration and Development, 44(4), pp. 233-236. (doi: 10.1002/pad.2073)

Elliott, I. C. , Puppim de Oliveira, J. A. and Wu, A. M. (2024) Public administration and development in (historical) perspective. Public Administration and Development, 44(4), pp. 298-314. (doi: 10.1002/pad.2052)

Flinders, M., Ayres, S., Boswell, J., Cairney, P., Durose, C., Elliott, I. C. , Martin, S. and Richardson, L. (2024) Power with purpose? Further reflections on strengthening the centre of government. Political Quarterly, (doi: 10.1111/1467-923x.13420) (Early Online Publication)

Elliott, I. C. , Bottom, K. A., Glennon, R. and O’Connor, K. (2024) Educating a civil service that is fit for purpose: perceptions from UK stakeholders. Public Money and Management, (doi: 10.1080/09540962.2024.2343798) (Early Online Publication)

Elliott, I. C. , Joyce, P. and Sahraoui, S. (2024) Developing effective leaders for the civil service: a case study of Bahrain. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 30(2), pp. 315-330. (doi: 10.1080/15236803.2024.2312761)

McDonald III, B. D. et al. (2024) The scholarship of teaching and learning in public administration: an agenda for future research. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 30(1), pp. 11-27. (doi: 10.1080/15236803.2023.2294654)

Moore, J., Elliott, I. C. and Hesselgreaves, H. (2023) Collaborative leadership in Integrated Care Systems; creating leadership for the common good. Journal of Change Management, 23(4), pp. 358-373. (doi: 10.1080/14697017.2023.2261126)

Elliott, I. C. , Bottom, K. A. and O’Connor, K. (2023) The status of public administration teaching in the UK. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 29(3), pp. 262-274. (doi: 10.1080/15236803.2023.2202609)

Elliott, I. C. and Wu, A. M. (2023) New developments at Public Administration and Development. Public Administration and Development, 43(2), pp. 95-96. (doi: 10.1002/pad.2013)

Aoki, N., Elliott, I. C. , Simon, J. and Stazyk, E. C. (2022) Putting the international in Public Administration: An International Quarterly. A historical review of 1992–2022. Public Administration, 100(1), pp. 41-58. (doi: 10.1111/padm.12822)

Elliott, I. C. , Bottom, K. A., Carmichael, P., Liddle, J., Martin, S. and Pyper, R. (2022) The fragmentation of public administration: differentiated and decentered governance in the (dis)United Kingdom. Public Administration, 100(1), pp. 98-115. (doi: 10.1111/padm.12803)

Book Sections

Elliott, I. C. (2023) The strategic state: a case study of devolved government in Scotland. In: Greve, C. and Ysa, T. (eds.) Handbook on Strategic Public Management. Series: Elgar handbooks on public administration and management. Edward Elgar, pp. 75-90. ISBN 9781789907186 (doi: 10.4337/9781789907193.00013)

Bottom, K. A., Diamond, J., Dunning, P. T. and Elliott, I. (2022) Making the case for research informed practice and situated pedagogy. In: Bottom, K. A., Diamond, J., Dunning, P. T. and Elliott, I. C. (eds.) Handbook of Teaching Public Administration. Series: Political science and public policy 2022. Edward Elgar: United Kingdom, pp. 1-11. ISBN 9781800375680 (doi: 10.4337/9781800375697.00011)

Bottom, K. A., Elliott, I. and Moller, F. (2022) British public administration: the status of the taught discipline. In: Bottom, K. A., Diamond, J., Dunning, P. T. and Elliott, I. C. (eds.) Handbook of Teaching Public Administration. Edward Elgar: United Kingdom, pp. 75-85. ISBN 9781800375680

Bottom, K. A., Elliott, I. C. and Moller, F. (2022) British public administration: The status of the taught discipline. In: Bottom, K.A., Diamond, J., Dunning, P.T. and Elliott, I.C. (eds.) Handbook of Teaching Public Administration. Edward Elgar: United Kingdom, pp. 75-85. ISBN 9781800375680

Book Reviews

Elliott, I. C. (2021) City sextons: tales from municipal leaders: by Staci M. Zavattaro, New York, Routledge, 2021, 112 pp., £15.29 (eBook); £44.99 (hardback), ISBN 978 0 36725 083 6. Local Government Studies, pp. 1-3. (doi: 10.1080/03003930.2021.1946291)[Book Review]

Edited Books

Bottom, K. A., Diamond, J., Dunning, P. T. and Elliott, I. C. (Eds.) (2022) Handbook of Teaching Public Administration. Series: Political science and public policy. Edward Elgar. ISBN 9781800375680

Bottom, K. A., Diamond, J., Dunning, P. T. and Elliott, I. C. (Eds.) (2022) Handbook of Teaching Public Administration. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK. ISBN 9781800375680

Bottom, K. A., Diamond, J., Dunning, P. T. and Elliott, I. C. (Eds.) (2022) Handbook of Teaching Public Administration. Edward Elgar. ISBN 9781800375680

Research Reports or Papers

Bottom, K., Crompton, A., Elliott, I. C. , Glennon, R. and Murphy, P. (2023) REF 2028 initial decisions survey. UKAPA response. Other. UK Association for Public Administration.

Website

Durose, C., Ayres, S., Boswell, J., Cairney, P., Elliott, I. C. , Flinders, M., Martin, S. and Richardson, L. (2024) Positive Public Policy – A New Vision for UK Government. [Website]

Elliott, I. (2022) The state of British politics today is in part a consequence of decades of underinvestment in public administration education and research. [Website]

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Prior publications

ORCiD

Ian C. Elliott, (2024) Mission-driven government Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place ; source: Ian C. Elliott

Stephen Gibb, Mohammed Ishaq, Ian Elliott, Asifa Maaria Hussain, (2021) Fair and decent work in Scotland’s local authorities: evidence and challenges Public Money & Management (doi: 10.1080/09540962.2020.1723262); source: Crossref

Ian C Elliott, (2020) Organisational learning and change in a public sector context Teaching Public Administration (doi: 10.1177/0144739420903783); source: Crossref

Ian C. Elliott, (2020) The implementation of a strategic state in a small country setting—the case of the ‘Scottish Approach’ Public Money & Management (doi: 10.1080/09540962.2020.1714206); source: Crossref

(2020) Leadership of Integrated Health and Social Care Services Scottish Affairs (doi: 10.3366/scot.2020.0316)(issn: 0966-0356)(issn: 2053-888X); source: Ian C. Elliott

Harris, J., Elliott, I.C., (2020) Improving employee engagement and distributed leadership through lean systems process mapping British Journal of Health Care Management (doi: 10.12968/bjhc.2020.0061)(eid: 2-s2.0-85099495556)(issn: 17597382 13580574); source: Scopus - Elsevier

(2019) The Future of Public Administration Teaching and Research in the North East The North East After Brexit: Impact and Policy (doi: 10.1108/978-1-83909-009-720191022)(isbn: 9781839090127)(isbn: 9781839090097); source: Ian C. Elliott

Ian Charles Elliott, Violetta Fejszes, Mariola Tàrrega, (2019) The Community Empowerment Act and localism under devolution in Scotland International Journal of Public Sector Management (doi: 10.1108/IJPSM-03-2018-0080); source: Crossref

Ian C. Elliott, (2019) Reimagining the future public service workforce Local Government Studies (doi: 10.1080/03003930.2019.1570047); source: Crossref

Elliottt, Ian, (2018) Marking the 100th anniversary of the UK Joint University Council and anticipating the next ... Teaching Public Administration (doi: 10.1177/0144739418763847)(wosuid: WOS:000439309500001); source: ResearcherID

Chris McVittie, Karen Goodall, Rahul Sambaraju, Ian C. Elliott, Anna Trejnowska, (2015) 'We Just Have to Learn to Deal with It’: Young Workers’ Experiences of Workplace Violence Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (source-work-id: 3fef14af-ab78-48d3-8b13-0fda7ca5c354); source: Northumbria University

(2012) Choosing a Methodological Path: Reflections on the Constructivist Turn The Grounded Theory Review (wosuid: WOS:000217856200009); source: Ian C. Elliott

Jenna Breckenridge, Derek Jones, Ian C. Elliott, Margaret Nicol, (2012) Choosing a methodological path Grounded Theory Review (source-work-id: 8275abd0-5a39-4c11-b3ad-3b04d92dbf35); source: Northumbria University

Jesus Canduela, Rachel Chandler, Ian Elliott, Colin Lindsay, Suzi Macpherson, Ronald W. McQuaid, Robert Raeside, (2010) Partnerships to support early school leavers: school–college transitions and ‘winter leavers’ in Scotland Journal of Education and Work (doi: 10.1080/13639080.2010.490550)(issn: 1363-9080); source: Crossref Metadata Search

Elliott, I.C., Valkama, P., Bailey, S.J., (2010) Public Service vouchers in the UK and Finland Innovations in Financing Public Services: Country Case Studies (doi: 10.1057/9780230282063)(eid: 2-s2.0-84865507535); source: Scopus - Elsevier

Valkama, P., Bailey, S.J., Elliott, I.C., (2010) Vouchers as innovative funding of public services Innovations in Financing Public Services: Country Case Studies (doi: 10.1057/9780230282063)(eid: 2-s2.0-85026810979); source: Scopus - Elsevier

Elliot, Ian, (2009) Well-Being: In Search of a Good Life? Journal of Social Policy (doi: 10.1017/S0047279408002687)(wosuid: WOS:000262791400017); source: Web of Science Researcher Profile Sync

Elliott, Ian, (2009) Well-Being: In Search of a Good Life? (vol 38, pg 188, 2008) Journal of Social Policy (doi: 10.1017/S0047279409002992)(wosuid: WOS:000283841100020); source: Web of Science Researcher Profile Sync

Elliott, Ian, (2008) Making space or enabling use: the case of opt-out vouchers for public leisure services. (source-work-id: BASE:896bbeb67ae308e1427c25931a4e7e5aac27e97d528318682756f4cf012602a1); source: BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

(2007) Barriers to the implementation of opt-out vouchers for public leisure services (ethos: uk.bl.ethos.443244 )(source-work-id: 50d1839f-ed4b-412f-9602-c1b4dd328a58); source: Ian C. Elliott

Ian Elliott, Media Deregulation and Broadcasting Rights: A Case Study of Scottish Football (source-work-id: BASE:0e80b98fb331b247f7a1447e37abb9548f4d863fa8c28a167f990b52209ce367); source: BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

Supervision

I welcome opportunities to supervise doctoral research in topics related to:

  • Public administration / public management
  • Leadership and change in public services
  • Strategic forms of government
  • Multi-level governance

 

I am an experienced doctoral supervisor and examiner. I have supervised six PhD and DBA students to completion and have examined four PhD, DBA and DPA students from a range of universities. 

Teaching

I have significant experience in the development and delivery of postgraduate and doctoral programmes in public administration including SLMDA's, MPA's and DPA's. Much of my prior teaching experience has included engaging with employers, such as Academi Wales, City of Edinburgh Council, Dundee City Council, Orkney Islands Council and Association of Chief Officers of Scottish Voluntary Organisations, in the design and delivery of professionally-relevant postgraduate programmes.

Key teaching achievements:

  • Teaching experience across over 30 different modules at UG, PG and Doctoral levels
  • Module leadership experience across 11 modules
  • Developed and validated 6 and led 9 degree programmes including professional doctorate (DPA) and Senior Leaders Master’s Degree Apprenticeship (SLMDA).
  • External examining experience for degree programmes across 8 UK HEI’s
  • Validation panel member for 6 programme validations including as Validation Panel Chair
  • Examiner for 4 doctorates (2014, 2020, 2022, 2023), supervised over 40 Master’s students and 6 doctoral students to completion.

Professional activities & recognition

Editorial boards

  • 2023 - ongoing: Public Administration and Development
  • 2021 - ongoing: Journal of Public Affairs Education
  • 2021 - ongoing: Public Administration
  • 2018 - ongoing: Teaching Public Administration
  • 2018 - ongoing: Public Policy and Administration

Professional & learned societies

  • 2021 - ongoing: Honorary Chair, Joint University Council (JUC)
  • 2018 - 2021: Honorary Chair, JUC Public Administration Committee (PAC)

Additional information

I have extensive experience of advising governments and conducting research on behalf of governments and public bodies including most recently as a member of UK Government GSCU Leadership Research Evidence and Impact Panel and a member of Scottish Government Expert Advisory Group on the National Performance Framework.

I have also lead a number of national education initiatives including as Deputy Chair of the QAA Business and Management Subject Benchmark Statement and panel member of the QAA Public Policy and Public Administration Subject Benchmark Statement.

I also serve on the international accreditation bodies: the International Commission on the Accreditation of Public Administration and Training Programs (ICAPA) and the European Association for Public Administration Accreditation (EAPAA). 

 


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