Sustaining collaborations after a crisis: Australian disability and health policy and practice

Abstract

Abstract It is well established within the public management literature that times of crisis can facilitate collaboration across government sectors and external stakeholders due to factors such as a clear task focus and the relaxation of some organisational and institutional constraints. However, what has been less explored are the mechanisms and conditions for sustaining these collaborations in a post-crisis context. In such contexts there is a need to move institutions and their processes from episodic, urgent networks to enduring governance regimes. This paper uses a case study to explore the challenges and potential solutions discussed at two policy workshops held with ..