Master and apprentice or difference and complementarity? Local government practioners, doctoral studies and co-produced research

摘要: In their search for innovative policy solutions to complex social problematics, local governance practitioners will look synergising specific guidance from government departments with conceptual scientific research outputs. UK academics are also now expected emphasise the relevance of and increase its utilisation by practitioners. Away utilitarian pressures, applied discipline, such as Public Administration Local Government Studies increasingly drawn benefits co-produced research. Despite pressure more co-research there few opportunities nurture relationships that would support close collaboration. This paper looks at opportunity closer collaboration when undertake degrees, in order enhance cognitive skills develop greater knowledge particular domains. If this route is succeed, it require think differently about relationship practitioner-students.