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Evaluation and Negotiated Order: Developing the Application of Complexity Theory (2008)
Journal Article
Callaghan, G. (2008). Evaluation and Negotiated Order: Developing the Application of Complexity Theory. Evaluation, 14(4), 393-405. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356389008095485

This article argues that complexity theory has the potential to bring important insights in reframing of the role and practice of evaluation but that the utility of complexity theory needs to be developed to support its application in evaluation rese... Read More about Evaluation and Negotiated Order: Developing the Application of Complexity Theory.

Can the Community Construct Knowledge to Shape Services in the Local State? A Case Study (2008)
Journal Article
Callaghan, G., & Wistow, G. (2008). Can the Community Construct Knowledge to Shape Services in the Local State? A Case Study. Critical Social Policy, 28(2), 165-186. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018307087988

The Labour government's stated commitment to shifting the balance of power to communities, citizens and users has been expressed in numerous initiatives to promote participatory governance in the local state. In this context achieving reliable ways o... Read More about Can the Community Construct Knowledge to Shape Services in the Local State? A Case Study.

Governance and Public Involvement in the British National Health Service: Understanding Difficulites and Developments (2006)
Journal Article
Callaghan, G., & Wistow, G. (2006). Governance and Public Involvement in the British National Health Service: Understanding Difficulites and Developments. Social Science & Medicine, 63(9), 2289-2300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.05.023

The article considers the role of public involvement in the British National Health Service in the context of the wider shift from government to governance. Based on a comparative case study, it identifies different outcomes from a single policy init... Read More about Governance and Public Involvement in the British National Health Service: Understanding Difficulites and Developments.

Publics, Patients, Citizens, Consumers? Power and Decision making in Primary Health Care (2006)
Journal Article
Callaghan, G., & Wistow, G. (2006). Publics, Patients, Citizens, Consumers? Power and Decision making in Primary Health Care. Public Administration, 84(3), 583-601. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.2006.00603.x

This article uses theoretical approaches to the discussion of power in order to consider the role of public and patient participation in primary health care organizations in the UK. There is considerable evidence to suggest that, despite major nation... Read More about Publics, Patients, Citizens, Consumers? Power and Decision making in Primary Health Care.

Accessing Habitus: Relating Structure and Agency Through Focus Group Research (2005)
Journal Article
Callaghan, G. (2005). Accessing Habitus: Relating Structure and Agency Through Focus Group Research. Sociological Research Online, 10(3),

The article focuses on the intersection of theory methodology and empirical research to argue that we can learn about habitus through certain types of focus groups. An account of the relationship between structure, individual and collective agency is... Read More about Accessing Habitus: Relating Structure and Agency Through Focus Group Research.