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Advancing collaborative social outcomes through place-based solutions—aligning policy and funding systems
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Advancing collaborative social outcomes through place-based solutions—aligning policy and funding systems

Lutfun Nahar Lata, Tim Reddel, Brian W Head and Luke Craven
Policy and Society, puae018
2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/polsoc/puae018
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Abstract

place-based approaches collaborative governance funding policy coordination backbone organizations
More collaborative and human-centered approaches to tackle social problems of entrenched disadvantage have been introduced in many countries, including Australia, but with mixed results. Traditional programs that reinforce existing political and bureaucratic processes have been seen as blockers to collaborative modes of policymaking, governance, and delivery. Drawing on collaborative governance perspectives, this paper reports new research undertaken in conjunction with a not-for-profit organization (Collaboration for Impact) involved in supporting place-based collaborative community change efforts. Research findings, based on stakeholder perspectives, highlight not only the potential benefits of a more collaborative model (i.e., placed-based and community driven) but also the significant unresolved challenges for " backbone " coordination bodies, which have recently been established to achieve more " joined-up " policy, funding, and service delivery arrangements. The paper concludes by proposing a practice-driven focus on policy and funding systems, together with implications for policy learning and program design. There have been many attempts across jurisdictions to introduce more collaborative approaches to tackle problems of entrenched disadvantage, with mixed results. In Australia, different policy, funding, and delivery approaches have emerged sporadically over decades. Rather than continually fine-tuning the mainstream (standardized) services, national and state governments have increasingly been drawn toward integrated service system models at a local or subregional scale. In some instances, these " place-based " approaches (PBAs) have addressed the specific needs of relatively small and remote indigenous communities, while in others, tailored programs have been directed at disadvantaged suburban areas in large Australian cities. Despite many years of policy experimentation and program funding experience, the conceptual and policy dimensions of these multilevel and multisectoral collaborative arrangements remain underdeveloped.

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