Professional biography
Research interests
Teaching interests
Impact and engagement
External collaborations
International links
PMRA (Public Management Research Association). RSA (Regional Studies Association). PUPOL (Public and Political Leadership Network). IIAS (International Institute of Administrative Sciences) Study Group X on "Co-production of Public Services". IPMN (International Public Management Network). IRSPM (International Research Society for Public Management). EGPA (European Group of Public Administration). ILA (International Leadership Association). ISTR (International Third Sector Research listserv - ISTR-list). EPSA (European Political Studies Association listserv - EPSA list).
Publications
Journal articles
Hartley, Jean; Sancino, Alessandro; Bennister, Mark and Resodihardjo, Sandra L.
Public Administration, 97(2) (pp. 239-249)
Place leadership and regional economic development: a framework for cross-regional analysis (2019)
Beer, Andrew; Ayres, Sarah; Clower, Terry; Faller, Fabian; Sancino, Alessandro and Sotarauta, Markku
Regional Studies, 53(2) (pp. 171-182)
Leadership in, of and for Smart Cities – Case Studies from Europe, America and Australia (2019)
Sancino, Alessandro and Hudson, Lorraine
Public Management Review ((In Press))
Facilitating co-production in public services: management implications from a systematic literature review (2019)
Sicilia, Mariafrancesca; Sancino, Alessandro; Nabatchi, Tina and Guarini, Enrico
Public Money & Management, 39(4) (pp. 233-240)
Between patronage and good governance: organizational arrangements in (local) public appointment processes (2018-12-31)
Sancino, Alessandro; Grossi, Giuseppe and Sicilia, Mariafrancesca
International Review of Administrative Sciences, 84(4) (pp. 785-802)
The introduction of mandatory inter-municipal cooperation in small municipalities: preliminary lessons from Italy (2018-04-09)
Giacomini, Davide; Sancino, Alessandro and Simonetto, Anna
International Journal of Public Sector Management, 31(3) (pp. 331-346)
Varieties of Participation in Public Services: The Who, When, and What of Coproduction (2017-08-29)
Nabatchi, Tina; Sancino, Alessandro and Sicilia, Mariafrancesca
Public Administration Review, 77(5) (pp. 766-776)
Towards a multi-actor theory of public value co-creation (2017)
Bryson, John; Sancino, Alessandro; Benington, John and Sørensen, Eva
Public Management Review, 19(5) (pp. 640-654)
Sport as a complex adaptive system for place-based leadership: Comparing five European cities with different administrative and socio-cultural traditions (2017)
Budd, Leslie; Sancino, Alessandro; Pagani, Michela; Kristmundsson, Ómar; Roncevic, Borut and Steiner, Michael
Local Economy, 32(4) (pp. 316-335)
Inter-Municipal Co-Operation in Italy: A Reform without Reformers? (2016-06)
Giacomini, Davide and Sancino, Alessandro
Regions Magazine, 303(1) (pp. 19-21)
Public services management and co-production in multi-level governance settings (2016-03)
Sicilia, Mariafrancesca; Guarini, Enrico; Sancino, Alessandro; Andreani, Martino and Ruffini, Renato
International Review of Administrative Sciences, 82(1) (pp. 8-27)
A Framework for city leadership in multilevel governance settings: the comparative contexts of Italy and the UK (2016-02-05)
Budd, Leslie and Sancino, Alessandro
Regional Studies, Regional Science, 3(1) (pp. 129-145)
The meta co-production of community outcomes: towards a citizens’ capabilities approach (2016-02)
Sancino, Alessandro
VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary Nonprofit Organizations, 27(1) (pp. 409-424)
New development: Directly elected mayors in Italy: creating a strong leader doesn’t mean creating strong leadership (2016-02)
Sancino, Alessandro and Castellani, Lorenzo
Public Money and Management, 36(2) (pp. 153-156)
Motivazioni, condizioni organizzative e competenze manageriali per la co-produzione dei servizi pubblici: un caso di studio [Motivations, organizational arrangements and managerial skills for co-production of public services: a case study] (2015)
Sicilia, Mariafrancesca; Guarini, Enrico; Sancino, Alessandro; Andreani, Martino and Ruffini, Renato
Azienda Pubblica, 28(2) (pp. 157-173)
Stakeholder management e governance locale: quale ruolo per il management pubblico? (Stakeholder management and local governance: which role for public managers?) (2014)
Sancino, Alessandro
Azienda Pubblica, 27(3) (pp. 260-279)
The transactional and the relational approach to contracting out public services: how do they work? (2013-01)
Sancino, Alessandro and Sicilia, Mariafrancesca
Journal of Finance and Management in Public Services, 11(1) (pp. 1-13)
New development: the crisis and European local government reforms” (2013)
Meneguzzo, Marco; Sancino, Alessandro; Guenon, Marcel and Fiorani, Gloria
Public Money and Management, 33(6) (pp. 459-462)
Il New public management in alcuni paesi in via di sviluppo tra eterogenesi dei fini e managerial fashion (Public management reforms in developing countries between heteregenesis of purpose and managerial fashion) (2013)
Braga, Alessandro and Sancino, Alessandro
Rivista Italiana di Ragioneria e di Economia Aziendale RIREA, 113(7-8-9) (pp. 695-708)
Gli enti locali tra crisi e spending review: quale ruolo per il non-profit? (Local authorities between crisis and spending review: what role for non-profit sector?) (2013)
Braga, Alessandro; Sancino, Alessandro and Sicilia, Mariafrancesca
Non Profit: diritto e management degli enti non commerciali, 19(2/3) (pp. 21-36)
Il Direttore Generale dei Comuni tra (city) management, politica e governance locale (City managers between (city) management, politics and local governance) (2012-04)
Sancino, Alessandro
Economia & Management, 2 (pp. 101-119)
Between democracy and management: local government and the dilemma of spoils system. An analysis of the UK model. (2011)
Sancino, Alessandro
Economia Aziendale Online, 2(3) (pp. 303-310)
Debate: Community governance as a response to economic crisis (2010-03)
Sancino, Alessandro
Public Money and Management, 30(2) (pp. 117-118)
L’attuazione del paradigma della public governance negli enti locali: implicazioni per il management (The implementation of public governance model in local government: managerial implications (2010-01)
Sancino, Alessandro
Economia Aziendale Online, 1 (pp. 49-58)
The managerial work of Italian city managers: an empirical analysis (2009-08)
Sancino, Alessandro and Turrini, Alex
Local Government Studies, 35(4) (pp. 475-491)
L’esercizio dello spoil system nella governance dell’ente locale: alcuni casi a confronto (Spoils system in Italian local governments: a comparison among some case studies) (2009)
Sancino, Alessandro
Azienda Pubblica, 22(3) (pp. 533-559)
Le caratteristiche del lavoro del city manager: una risposta esplorativa [What do city managers really do? An exploratory analysis] (2008)
Sancino, Alessandro
Azienda Pubblica, 21(2-3) (pp. 235-257)
Book chapters
Sancino, Alessandro and Budd, Leslie
In: Sacchetti, Silvia; Christoforou, Asimina and Mosca, Michele eds. Social Regeneration and Local Development: Cooperation, Social Economy and Public Participation (pp. 175-185)
ISBN : 9781138236394 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : New York/Oxon
Cross-Sector Collaboration for Public Value Co-Creation: A Critical Analysis (2018)
Sancino, Alessandro; Rees, James and Schindele, Irene
In: Stout, Margaret ed. From Austerity to Abundance?: Creative Approaches to Coordinating the Common Good. Critical Perspectives on International Public Sector Management (pp. 59-73)
ISBN : 978-1-78714-466-8 | Publisher : Emerald
Directly Elected Mayors vs. Council Appointed Mayors – Which Effects on Local Government Systems? A Comparison between Italy and Spain (2016)
García García, María Jesús and Sancino, Alessandro
In: Sadioglu, Ugur and Dede, Kadir eds. Theoretical Foundations and Discussions on the Reformation Process in Local Governments (pp. 288-303)
ISBN : 9781522503170 | Publisher : Information Science Reference - IGI Global
Italian city managers: caged leaders? (2014)
Sancino, Alessandro; Meneguzzo, Marco and Cristofoli, Daniela
In: Diamond, John and Liddle, Joyce eds. European Public Leadership in Crisis?. Critical Perspectives on International Public Sector Management (3) (pp. 75-84)
ISBN : 9781783509010 | Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Coinvolgimento degli stakeholder e generazione di valore condiviso nelle amministrazioni pubbliche (Stakeholder engagement and the creation of shared value in public organizations) (2012-11)
Sancino, Alessandro
In: Fiorani, Gloria; Jannelli, Roberto and Meneguzzo, Marco eds. CSR 2.0 proattiva e sostenibile. Tra mercati globali e gestione della crisi. (Corporate Social Responsibility 2.0 proactive and sustainable. Between global markets and crisis management) (pp. 127-142)
ISBN : 9788823843509 | Publisher : Egea | Published : Milan
Managing successful networks: the case of intermunicipality collaboration” (2011)
Cristofoli, Daniela; Maccio, Laura and Sancino, Alessandro
In: Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences (pp. 121-139)
ISBN : 978-3-905839-13-5 | Publisher : Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Verwaltungswissenschaften | Published : Winterthur
Un confronto internazionale: come altri Paesi europei hanno declinato il Patto di stabilità interno (An international comparison: how some European countries have applied the Internal Stability and Growth Pact) (2009-10)
Caperchione, Eugenio; Pattaro, Anna Francesca and Sancino, Alessandro
In: Amatucci, Fabio; Pezzani, Fabrizio and Vecchi, Veronica eds. Le Scelte Di Finanziamento Degli Enti Locali (pp. 91-110)
ISBN : 978-88-238-4240-3 | Publisher : Egea | Published : Milan
Conference items
Sancino, Alessandro; Carli, Giacomo; Giacomini, Davide and Pagani, Michela
In : Academy of Management Annual Meeting (09/08/2019-13/08/2019, Boston MA, USA)
The search of a new logic of public administration reforms: the case of metropolitan areas in Italy (2014)
Ruffini, Renato; Tuca, Mihaela; Sancino, Alessandro and Andreani, Martino
In : 9th International Conference on European Integration, Realities and Perspectives (16-17 May 2014, Galati, Romania) (pp. 396-399)
Reshaping (local) public management in turbulent times: conceptualizing domains and providing recommendations for public managers (2014)
Borgonovi, Elio and Sancino, Alessandro
In : Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (3-5 Dec 2014, Sydney)
Other
Budd, Leslie and Sancino, Alessandro
Regions Magazine, Regional Studies Association