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Ongaro, Edoardo and Tantardini, Michele (2023). Religion and Public administration: An Introduction. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Ferlie, Ewan and Ongaro, Edoardo (2022). Strategic Management in Public Services Organizations: Concepts, Schools and Contemporary Issues (Second Edition). Routledge.

Ongaro, Edoardo (2020). Philosophy and Public Administration: An Introduction (Second Edition). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.

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Ongaro, Edoardo (2017). Philosophy and Public Administration: An Introduction. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Ferlie, Ewan and Ongaro, Edoardo (2015). Strategic Management in Public Services Organizations: Concepts, Schools and Contemporary Issues. Routledge.

Torfing, Jacob; Ferlie, Ewan; Jukić, Tina and Ongaro, Edoardo eds. (2024). Strategic management of the transition to public sector co-creation. Policy Press.

Ongaro, Edoardo ed. (2018). Public Administration in Europe: The Contribution of EGPA. Governance and Public Management (GPM). Springer.

Ongaro, Edoardo and Van Thiel, Sandra eds. (2018). The Palgrave Handbook of Public Administration and Management in Europe. Basingstoke/London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Ongaro, Edoardo ed. (2015). Multi-Level Governance: The Missing Linkages. Critical Perspectives on International Public Sector Management, 4. Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing.

Ferlie, Ewan and Ongaro, Edoardo (2023). Section Overview: Governance and Management of Social Policy in Europe. In: Baehler, Karen J. ed. The Oxford Handbook of Governance and Management for Social Policy. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, pp. 659–668.

Ongaro, Edoardo; Di Mascio, Fabrizio; Melis, Guido and Natalini, Alessandro (2023). Reforming public administration in Italy: Continuity and change from 1861 to 2020. In: Goldfinch, Shaun ed. Handbook of Public Administration Reform. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, pp. 227–246.

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Ongaro, Edoardo (2020). Forms of Knowledge for the Practice of Public Administration. In: Bouckaert, Geert and Jann, Werner eds. European Perspectives for Public Administration: The Way Forward. Leuven (Belgium): Leuven University Press, pp. 273–291.

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Ongaro, Edoardo (2019). Advancing the Theory and Practice of Public Sector Reform through the Analysis of Social Mechanisms. In: Capano, Giliberto; Howlett, Michael; Ramesh, M. and Virani, Altaf eds. Making Policies Work: First- and Second-order Mechanisms in Policy Design. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 154–171.

Maron, Fabienne and Ongaro, Edoardo (2018). The Transatlantic Dialogue (TAD) on Public Administration and Management and the Strategic Partnership Between ASPA and EGPA. In: Ongaro, Edoardo ed. Public Administration in Europe: The Contribution of EGPA. Governance and Public Management (GPM). Springer, pp. 61–70.

Bouckaert, Geert; Jann, Werner; Maron, Fabienne; Ongaro, Edoardo and Sahraoui, Sofiane (2018). Conclusion: EGPA, EPPA and the Future of Public Administration in Europe. In: Ongaro, Edoardo ed. Public Administration in Europe: The Contribution of EGPA. Governance and Public Management (GPM). Springer, pp. 355–361.

Ongaro, Edoardo (2018). What Does It Mean a European Learned Society in Public Administration? In: Ongaro, Edoardo ed. Public Administration in Europe: The Contribution of EGPA. Governance and Public Management (GPM). Springer, pp. 33–36.

Ongaro, Edoardo (2018). Introduction: The Past and the Future of a Community at the Heart of the Administrative Sciences. In: Ongaro, Edoardo ed. Public Administration in Europe: The Contribution of EGPA. Governance and Public Management (GPM). Springer, pp. 1–8.

Ongaro, Edoardo and Van Thiel, Sandra (2018). Introduction. In: Ongaro, Edoardo and Van Thiel, Sandra eds. The Palgrave Handbook of Public Administration and Management in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 3–10.

Ongaro, Edoardo; Van Thiel, Sandra; Massey, Andrew; Pierre, Jon and Wollmann, Hellmut (2018). Public Administration and Public Management Research in Europe: Traditions and Trends. In: Ongaro, Edoardo and Van Thiel, Sandra eds. The Palgrave Handbook of Public Administration and Management in Europe. London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 11–39.

Ongaro, Edoardo and Van Thiel, Sandra (2018). Languages and Public Administration in Europe. In: Ongaro, Edoardo and Van Thiel, Sandra eds. The Palgrave Handbook of Public Administration and Management in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 61–98.

Van Thiel, Sandra and Ongaro, Edoardo (2018). Conclusions. In: Ongaro, Edoardo and Van Thiel, Sandra eds. The Palgrave Handbook of Public Administration and Management in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1235–1241.

Di Mascio, Fabrizio; Galli, Davide; Natalini, Alessandro and Ongaro, Edoardo (2017). Italy: A Tale of Path-Dependent Public-sector Shrinkage. In: Sørensen, Eva Moll; Hansen, Hanne Foss and Kristiansen, Mads Bøge eds. Public Management in Times of Austerity. New York: Routledge.

Di Mascio, Fabrizio; Natalini, Alessandro; Ongaro, Edoardo and Stolfi, Francesco (2017). Italy: Centralisation of Budgetary Processes as a Response to the Fiscal Crisis. In: Sørensen, Eva Moll; Hansen, Hansen and Kristiansen, Mads Bøge eds. Public Management in Times of Austerity. New York: Routledge.

Ongaro, Edoardo (2017). Public Policy and Administration: Tradition, History and Reforms. In: Klassen, Thomas R.; Cepiku, Denita and Lah, T. J. eds. The Routledge Handbook of Global Public Policy and Administration. Routledge International Handbooks. Routledge, pp. 117–126.

Hayward, Nick and Ongaro, Edoardo (2016). Recruitment and Autonomy in English Universities. In: Perin, Roberto Cavallo; Racca, Gabriella M. and Barbati, Carla eds. Il Reclutamento Universitario in Europa – The Academic Recruitment in Europe. Naples: Editoriale Scientifica.

Ongaro, Edoardo; Ferré, Francesca; Galli, Davide and Longo, Francesco (2016). Italy: Set Along a Neo-Weberian Trajectory of Administrative Reform? In: Hammerschmid, Gerhard; Van de Walle, Steven; Andrews, Rhys and Bezes, Philippe eds. Public Administration Reforms in Europe: The View from the Top. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 185–193.

Ongaro, Edoardo; Barbieri, Dario; Bellé, Nicola and Fedele, Paola (2015). EU Agencies and the European Multi-Level Administrative System. In: Ongaro, Edoardo ed. Multi-Level Governance: The Missing Linkages. Critical Perspectives on International Public Sector Management, 4. Emerald Publishing, pp. 87–123.

Ongaro, Edoardo (2015). Administrative Reforms in the European Commission and the Neo-Weberian Model. In: Bauer, Michael W. and Trondal, Jarle eds. The Palgrave Handbook of the European Administrative System. European Administrative Governance (EAGOV). London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 108–123.

Cucciniello, Maria; Galli, Davide; Guerrazzi, Claudia; Nasi, Greta and Ongaro, Edoardo (2014). Coordinating Care in the Italian Region of Lombardy. In: Lægreid, Per; Sarapuu, Külli; Rykkja, Lise H. and Randma-Liiv, Tiina eds. Organizing for Coordination in the Public Sector: Practices and Lessons from 12 European Countries. Public Sector Organizations. London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 187–198.

Ongaro, Edoardo and Tantardini, Michele (2024). Religion, spirituality, faith and public administration: A literature review and outlook. Public Policy and Administration, 39(4) pp. 531–555.

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Ongaro, Edoardo and Tantardini, Michele (2024). Contours of a research programme for the study of the relationship of religion and public administration. Public Policy and Administration, 39(4) pp. 521–530.

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Ongaro, Edoardo (2024). The long and winding road towards the EU policy of support to Member States public administration reform: History (2000–2021) and prospects. Public Policy and Administration, 39(1) pp. 3–26.

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Ongaro, Edoardo (2024). Integrating the Neo Weberian State and Public Value. International Review of Administrative Sciences, 90(4) pp. 830–844.

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Ongaro, Edoardo and Yang, Yi (2024). Integrating philosophical perspectives into the study of public administration: The contribution of Critical Realism to understanding public value. Public Policy and Administration (Early Access).

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Ongaro, Edoardo and Tantardini, Michele (2024). Bringing Religion into Public Value Theory and Practice: Rationale and Perspectives. Administration & Society, 56(8) pp. 972–1000.

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Ongaro, Edoardo and Nasi, Greta (2024). The Neo-Weberian State in Italy: Understanding the Influence of Populist Government, EU Administrative Reform Support Policy, and Digitalization. Journal of Policy Studies, 39(3) (Early access).

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Ongaro, Edoardo; Sancino, Alessandro and Mendy, Sampierre (2024). Strategizing under conditions of Weberian bureaucracy and ethnic consociationalism. Public Administration Review (early access).

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Ongaro, Edoardo and Sancino, Alessandro (2023). [Editorial] International public administration and management: Towards the third phase? Public Policy and Administration, 38(4) pp. 377–380.

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Ongaro, Edoardo and Tantardini, Michele (2023). Advancing knowledge in public administration: why religion matters. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 45(1) pp. 1–6.

Calò, Francesca; Scognamiglio, Fulvio; Bellazzecca, Enrico and Ongaro, Edoardo (2023). Social innovation during turbulent times: a systematic literature review and research agenda. Public Management Review, 26(6) pp. 1706–1730.

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Hartley, Jean; Ongaro, Edoardo; Quick, Kathy and Schröter, Eckhard (2023). Public management and policing: a dialectical inquiry. Public Management Review, 25(9) pp. 1711–1729.

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Schröter, Eckhard; Quick, Kathy; Ongaro, Edoardo and Hartley, Jean (2023). Insights into public management from policing: introduction to the special issue of Public Management Review. Public Management Review, 25(9) pp. 1633–1639.

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Ongaro, Edoardo and Tantardini, Michele (2023). Debate: Why the religious factor has been forgotten in PA studies? (And how to remedy it). Public Money & Management, 44(1) pp. 7–8.

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Ongaro, Edoardo; Di Mascio, Fabrizio and Natalini, Alessandro (2022). How the European Union responded to Populism and its Implications for Public Sector Reforms. Global Public Policy and Governance, 2 pp. 89–109.

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Ongaro, Edoardo and Longo, Francesco (2021). Explaining system-level change in welfare governance: the role of policy indeterminacy and concatenations of social mechanisms. Health Economics, Policy and Law, 16(3) pp. 340–354.

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Ongaro, Edoardo; Gong, Ting and Jing, Yijia (2021). Public administration, context and innovation: A framework of analysis. Public Administration and Development, 41(1) pp. 4–11.

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Ongaro, Edoardo; Gong, Ting and Jing, Yijia (2021). Public administration: Context and innovation. Public Administration and Development, 41(1) p. 3.

Torfing, Jacob; Ferlie, Ewan; Jukić, Tina and Ongaro, Edoardo (2021). A theoretical framework for studying the co-creation of innovative solutions and public value. Policy & Politics, 49(2) pp. 189–209.

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Ongaro, Edoardo; Sancino, Alessandro; Pluchinotta, Irene; Williams, Hannah; Kitchener, Martin and Ferlie, Ewan (2021). Strategic management as an enabler of co-creation in public services. Policy and Politics, 49(2) pp. 287–304.

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Ongaro, Edoardo (2021). [Editorial] Non-Western philosophies and public administration. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 43(1) pp. 6–10.

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Dewandre, Nicole and Ongaro, Edoardo (2021). L’administration européenne au défi de la philosophie (et inversement) [European administration challenged by philosophy (and vice versa)]. Revue Française d'Administration Publique, 4(180) pp. 901–916.

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Ongaro, Edoardo (2021). Lo sviluppo del management pubblico in Italia come scienza, arte e professione: prospettive filosofiche [The development of public management in Italy as science, art and profession: Philosophical perspectives]. Azienda Pubblica, 2021(2) pp. 131–143.

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Ongaro, Edoardo (2020). Multi-Level Governance and Public Administration. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics

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Ongaro, Edoardo and Ferlie, Ewan (2020). Strategic Management in Public Organizations: Profiling the Public Entrepreneur as Strategist. The American Review of Public Administration, 50(4-5) pp. 360–374.

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Di Mascio, Fabrizio; Natalini, Alessandro; Ongaro, Edoardo and Stolfi, Francesco (2020). Influence of the European Semester on national public sector reforms under conditions of fiscal consolidation: The policy of conditionality in Italy 2011–2015. Public Policy and Administration, 35(2) pp. 201–223.

Dunlop, Claire A.; Ongaro, Edoardo and Baker, Keith (2020). Researching COVID-19: A Research Agenda for Public Policy and Administration Scholars. Public Policy and Administration, 35(4) pp. 365–383.

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Ongaro, Edoardo (2020). [Book Review] Bureaucratic discretion as a fascinating area of inquiry in public administration. International Review of Public Administration, 25(4) pp. 293–297.

Ongaro, Edoardo (2019). The teaching of philosophy in public administration programmes. Teaching Public Administration, 37(2) pp. 135–146.

Ongaro, Edoardo; Gong, Ting and Jing, Yijia (2019). Toward Multi-Level Governance in China? Coping with complex public affairs across jurisdictions and organizations. Public Policy and Administration, 34(2) pp. 105–120.

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Ongaro, Edoardo and Kickert, Walter (2019). EU-driven public sector reforms. Public Policy and Administration, 35(2) pp. 117–134.

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Ongaro, Edoardo and Ferlie, Ewan (2019). Exploring Strategy-Making in ‘Non-New Public Management’ Public Services Settings: The Case of European Union Agencies. Administrative Sciences, 9(1), article no. 23.

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Kickert, Walter and Ongaro, Edoardo (2019). Influence of the EU (and the IMF) on domestic cutback management: a nine-countries comparative analysis. Public Management Review, 21(9) pp. 1348–1367.

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Kickert, Walter and Ongaro, Edoardo (2019). Influence of EU (and IMF) on domestic consolidation and reform: Introduction. Public Management Review, 21(9) pp. 1261–1264.

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Badell, Diego; Di Mascio, Fabrizio; Natalini, Alessandro; Ongaro, Edoardo; Stolfi, Francesco and Ysa, Tamyko (2019). Too big to fail? The dynamics of EU influence and fiscal consolidation in Italy and Spain (2008–2016). Public Management Review, 21(9) pp. 1307–1329.

Baker, Keith; Dunlop, Claire A and Ongaro, Edoardo (2017). Change and continuity at PPA. Public Policy and Administration, 32(4) pp. 261–262.

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Di Mascio, Fabrizio; Galli, Davide; Natalini, Alessandro; Ongaro, Edoardo and Stolfi, Francesco (2017). Learning-Shaping Crises: A Longitudinal Comparison of Public Personnel Reforms in Italy, 1992‒2014. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 19(2) pp. 119–138.

Ongaro, Edoardo (2016). Five challenges for public administration in Southern Europe. Revista de Administração e Emprego Público [Administration and Public Employment Review], 1:3 pp. 5–14.

Cucciniello, Maria; Guerrazzi, Claudia; Nasi, Greta and Ongaro, Edoardo (2015). Coordination Mechanisms for Implementing Complex Innovations in the Health Care Sector. Public Management Review, 17(7) pp. 1040–1060.

Ongaro, Edoardo; Ferré, Francesca and Fattore, Giovanni (2015). The fiscal crisis in the health sector: Patterns of cutback management across Europe. Health Policy, 119(7) pp. 954–963.

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Ongaro, Edoardo (2015). New development: The descriptive and explanatory power of multilevel governance in the ‘hard case’ of dis-uniting political unions. Public Money & Management, 35(1) pp. 53–56.

Ongaro, Edoardo (2015). Five challenges for public administrations in Europe. Administration, 63(3)

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Bellé, Nicola and Ongaro, Edoardo (2014). NPM, administrative reforms and public service motivation: improving the dialogue between research agendas. International Review of Administrative Sciences, 80(2) pp. 382–400.

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Mele, Valentina and Ongaro, Edoardo (2014). Public Sector Reform in a Context of Political Instability: Italy 1992–2007. International Public Management Journal, 17(1) pp. 111–142.

Wynen, Jan; Verhoest, Koen; Ongaro, Edoardo; van Thiel, Sandra and in cooperation with the COBRA netwo (2014). Innovation-Oriented Culture in the Public Sector: Do managerial autonomy and result control lead to innovation? Public Management Review, 16(1) pp. 45–66.

Ongaro, Edoardo (2014). The relationship between the new European governance emerging from the fiscal crisis and administrative reforms: Qualitatively different, quantitatively different, or nothing new? A plea for a research agenda. Halduskultur – Administrative Culture, 15(1) pp. 10–20.