Dr Philip Whiteman

Dr Philip Whiteman

Department of Public Administration and Policy
Lecturer
Director of the distance learning Masters of Public Administration

Contact details

Address
School of Government
Muirhead Tower
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr Philip Whiteman is a lecturer on public policy and administration at the Institute of Local Government Studies at University of Birmingham. Philip is the Director of the distance learning Masters of Public Administration. He convenes a number of postgraduate and undergraduate modules, via blended, campus and distance modes of learning.

Qualifications

  • PhD (Birmingham)
  • BSocSc (Birmingham)

Teaching

Programme Director

Masters in Public Administration

Module Convenor

  • Distance Learning MPA
  • Performance Management
  • Managing in the Political Environment
  • Strategic Management

Postgraduate MSc

  • Performance Management

Undergraduate

  • Policy and Politics
  • The Politics and Challenge of Public Service Delivery

Other activities

Current

  • Independent Member of Worcestershire County Council’s Standards and Ethics Committee.
  • Member of the Editorial Board of the academic journal, Teaching Public Administration
  • External Examiner to the University of Portsmouth

Former

  • Editor of Local Government Studies
  • Book Reviews Editor of Local Government Studies
  • External Examiner to the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS)
  • External Examiner to the University of Nottingham
  • Vice-Chairman of the JUC Public Administration Committee

Publications

Recent publications

Book

Game, C, Bovaird, A, Coulson, A, Raine, J, Spencer, K, Whiteman, P & Willis, M 2007, Strong and Prosperous Communities: A Contribution to the Debate. School of Public Policy.

Article

Turner, D & Whiteman, P 2005, 'Learning from the Experience of Recovery: The turnaround of poorly performing authorities', Local Government Studies, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 627-654. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930500293674

Turner, D, Skelcher, C, Hughes, M, Whiteman, P & Jas, P 2004, 'Intervention or Persuasion? Strategies for turnaround of poorly performing councils', Public Money & Management, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 217 - 226. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9302.2004.00423.x

Chapter

Whiteman, P, Turner, D & Martin, S 2005, Learning from the Experience of Recovery: The turnaround of poorly performing authorities. in Public Service and Improvement: Policies, progress and prospects.

Book/Film/Article review

Whiteman, P 2004, 'Review of...Providing Quality In The Public Sector, By Lucy Gaster & Amanda Squires. Publ.2003', Local Government Studies, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 447.

Commissioned report

Raine, J, Whiteman, P & Dunstan, E 2009, Local Capacity Building for National Enforcement Priorities. Not Known.

Bovaird, A & Whiteman, P 2007, The case for Unitary Status. School of Public Policy. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0026749X03002038

Watt, P, Skelcher, C, Fox, P, Hughes, M, Jas, P, Whiteman, P & Turner, D 2006, Learning from the Experience of Recovery: From turnaround to improvement: 3rd Annual Report. DCLG.

Hughes, M, Skelcher, C, Jas, P, Turner, D & Whiteman, P 2005, Learning from the Experience of Recovery: Paths to Recovery - 3rd Annual Report. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Whiteman, P 2005, The Role of Political Mentors in Authorities. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Skelcher, C, Hughes, M, Jas, P, Turner, D & Whiteman, P 2004, Learning from the Experience of Recovery - Foundations for Recovery: First Annual Report. Not Known.

Hughes, M, Skelcher, C, Jas, P, Turner, D & Whiteman, P 2004, Learning from the Experience of Recovery. Paths to Recovery : 2nd Annual Report. Not Known.

Whiteman, P 2004, The Role of Political Mentors in Local Authorities Recovering from Poor Performance. Not Known.

Paper

Allen, B & Whiteman, P 2007, 'The quasi-government of public procurement: an analysis of the Regional Centres of Excellence', Paper presented at Public Administration Conference, 1/01/07.

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Expertise

Local Government, councils, turnaround, section 114, policy failure