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Comprehensive overview of public accountability research and practice in different academic disciplines
Contributions from leading scholars in the field



Over the past two decades public accountability has become not only an icon in political, managerial, and administrative discourse but also the object of much scholarly analysis across a broad range of social and administrative sciences.

This handbook provides a state of the art overview of recent scholarship on public accountability. It collects, consolidates, and integrates an upsurge of inquiry currently scattered across many disciplines and subdisciplines. It provides a one-stop-shop on the subject, not only for academics who study accountability, but also for practitioners who are designing, adjusting, or struggling with mechanisms for accountable governance.

Drawing on the best scholars in the field from around the world, The Oxford Handbook of Public Accountability showcases conceptual and normative as well as the empirical approaches in public accountability studies. In addition to giving an overview of scholarly research in a variety of disciplines, it takes stock of a wide range of accountability mechanisms and practices across the public, private and non-profit sectors, making this volume a must-have for both practitioners and scholars, both established and new to the field.



Table of Contents
1: Public Accountability, Mark Bovens, Thomas Schillemans & Robert E. Goodin
A. Analytical Perspectives
2: Accountability as a Cultural Keyword, Melvin J. Dubnick
3: Accountability and Democracy, Mark E. Warren
4: A Contingency Theory of Accountability, Jane Mansbridge
5: Process versus Outcome Accountability, Shefali V. Patil, Ferdinand Vieider & Philip E. Tetlock
6: Accountability and Principal-Agent Theory, Sean Gailmard
7: Accountability and Ambiguity, Johan P. Olsen
B. Studying Accountability
8: Experimental Analysis, Christopher Koch & Jens Wüstemann
9: Quantitative Analysis, Gijs Jan Brandsma
10: Qualitative Analysis, Kaifeng Yang
11: Visual Accountability, Jane Davison
C. Accountable Governance
12: Accountability and Constitutional Law, Carol Harlow
13: Accountability in Public Administration, B. Guy Peters
14: Accountable Civil Servants, John Uhr
15: Accountable Networks, Erik Hans Klijn & Joop F.M. Koppenjan
16: Accountability and Citizen Participation, Bodil Damgaard & Jenny M. Lewis
17: Accountability and Multi-Level Governance, Yannis Papadopoulos
18: Accountable International Relations, Michael Goodhart
D. Organizational Accountability
19: Accountable Public Services, Barbara S. Romzek
20: Accountability and New Public Management, Per Lægreid
21: Accountability and the Non Profit Sector, Steven Rathgeb Smith
22: Accountable Corporate Governance, Sheldon Leader
23: Accountable Global Governance Organizations, Jonathan Koppell
E. Accountability mechanisms
24: Elections, Mark N. Franklin, Stuart Soroka & Christopher Wlezien
25: Hierarchy, Mark D. Jarvis
26: Accounting and Auditing, Christie Hayne & Steven E. Salterio
27: Performance Reporting, Steven Van de Walle & Floor Cornelissen
28: PerformanceStat, Robert D. Behn
29: Independent Regulators, Colin Scott
30: Audit Institutions, Paul L. Posner & Asif Shahan
31: Transparency, Albert Meijer
32: Watchdog Journalism, Pippa Norris
F. Debating Accountability
33: Accountability Deficits, Richard Mulgan
34: Accountability Overloads, Arie Halachmi
35: Accountability and Time, Jerry L. Mashaw
36: Accountability and Crises, Sanneke Kuipers & Paul ´t Hart
37: Accountability and Blame Avoidance, Christopher Hood
38: Accountability and Trust, Dorothea Greiling
39: Accountability, Legitimacy, and the Court of Public Opinion, Mark H. Moore
G. Reflections on the future of Accountability Studies
40: The Ontological Challenge, Melvin J. Dubnick
41: The Need for a Systemic Approach, Frank Vibert
42: The Future and Relevance of Accountability Studies, Matthew Flinders
43: Meaningful Accountability, Mark Bovens & Thomas Schillemans