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Dr Ian Elliott

Associate Professor

Department: Newcastle Business School

Dr Ian C. Elliott is Associate Professor of Public Leadership and Management and co-Editor in Chief of Public Administration and Development. His research includes work on public leadership, organisational change in the public sector and community empowerment. He has extensive consultancy and research experience and has successfully supervised and examined up to doctoral level.

Dr Elliott holds a number of academic leadership positions nationally and internationally. He is the current Honorary Chair and trustee of the Joint University Council (JUC) - the UK learned society for public administration, public policy and social work. In this capacity he represents UK universities who teach and research in these subjects. He is subject expert in Public Sector and Healthcare on the CABS Academic Journal Guide Committee. He is also a member of the International Commission on the Accreditation of Public Administration and Training Programs (ICAPA) Accreditation Committee. He co-convenes the International Institute of Administrative Sciences EGPA Permanent Study Group IX Teaching Public Administration. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Teaching Public Administration, Policy Policy and Administration, Journal of Public Affairs Education and Public Administration: An International Quarterly.

Dr Elliott has over 20 year’s experience of teaching and learning across five UK universities. He has led the development of many postgraduate and doctoral programmes in public administration and management. He has also held strategic leadership roles within and across faculties including at Graduate School and Senate. 

Much of Dr Elliott’s prior academic 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. Dr Elliott has also been commissioned by organisations to run training courses and has been invited to speak at numerous academic and professional events including for the Higher Education Academy, MacKay Hannah and Holyrood Events.

Dr Elliott is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA), a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI) and a Chartered Management & Business Educator (CMBE).

 

Personal website: http://iancelliott.co.uk

LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/iancelliott

Ian Elliott

My research interests are primarily in public administration and public leadership. Much of my research is located within the context of the Scottish Approach to Public Services. My interests within this are based on ideas of adaptive leadership in a government setting, the challenges faced in promoting greater community empowerment, how to demonstrate leadership in boundary-spanning integrated teams and the Scottish Approach to Public Services as an example of the Strategic State.

My research has been published in a wide range of academic journals including Public Money and Management, Teaching Public Administration and International Journal of Public Sector Management as well as in edited books.

As an experienced doctoral supervisor I welcome enquires about doctoral research in areas related to my research interests.

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • The Implementation of a Strategic State in a Small Country Setting - the case of the ‘Scottish Approach’, Elliott, I. 23 Jan 2020, In: Public Money and Management
  • The fragmentation of public administration: Differentiated and decentered governance in the (dis)United Kingdom, Elliott, I., Bottom, K., Carmichael, P., Liddle, J., Martin, S., Pyper, R. 1 Mar 2022, In: Public Administration
  • The Community Empowerment Act and Localism under Devolution in Scotland: the perspective of multiple stakeholders in a council ward, Elliott, I., Fejszes, V., Tàrrega, M. 8 Apr 2019, In: International Journal of Public Sector Management
  • Putting the international in Public Administration: An International Quarterly. A historical review of 1992–2022, Aoki, N., Elliott, I., Simon, J., Stazyk, E. 1 Mar 2022, In: Public Administration
  • Handbook of Teaching Public Administration, Bottom, K., Diamond, J., Dunning, P., Elliott, I. 21 Jun 2022
  • Organisational Learning and Change in a Public Sector Context, Elliott, I. 1 Oct 2020, In: Teaching Public Administration
  • Building student engagement through co-production and curriculum co-design in public administration programmes, Elliott, I., Robson, I., Dudau, A. 1 Oct 2021, In: Teaching Public Administration

  • Aimey Adamson Leadership in the Cinderella Sector: A case study on the effects of leadership theory on staff in Further Education Colleges. Start Date: 01/10/2020 End Date: 07/06/2022
  • Jacqueline Moore Fostering collaborative leadership in a regional governance system: A relational perspective from the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System Start Date: 01/10/2020
  • Robert Bickerstaffe Leadership and Empowerment - The Scottish Approach To Public Service Delivery Start Date: 01/10/2019 End Date: 14/10/2021
  • Ariena Zoutberg Glass House: determining the capability of the public sector's Internal Audit Function in order to ensure an independent control function in Dutch housing corporations Start Date: 01/10/2020 End Date: 05/05/2022
  • Matthew Dodd The Strategic State and Policy Development in the United Kingdom: Considering issues of local autonomy, central control, and service effectiveness. Start Date: 01/10/2022

  • Public Administration PhD July 12 2007
  • Chartered Management & Business Educator CMBE 2019
  • Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute CMI 2019
  • Senior Fellow (SFHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2018
  • Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce FRSA 2015


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