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Dr Max French

Associate Professor

School: Newcastle Business School

Max French

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Applying critical systems thinking through phronetic pluralism: Learning from human learning systems and the adaptive learning pathway, Hesselgreaves, H., Hobbs, C., French, M., Wilson, R., Lowe, T. 26 Feb 2025, In: Systems Research and Behavioral Science
  • Charting a route back to relevance? Supporting 21st century public service practitioners through action-oriented, complexity-informed, and engaged pedagogy, Hawkins, M., French, M., Diamond, J., Wilson, R., Hesselgreaves, H. Jul 2025, In: Teaching Public Administration
  • Conclusion: Futures in Relational Public Management Approaches, Wilson, R., Hesselgreaves, H., French, M., Hawkins, M., Jamieson, D., King, M., Kimmitt, J. 31 Jul 2025, Futures in Public Management, Leeds, United Kingdom, Emerald
  • Futures in Public Management: The Emerging Relational Approach to Public Services, Wilson, R., Hesselgreaves, H., French, M., Hawkins, M., Jamieson, D., King, M., Kimmitt, J. 11 Aug 2025
  • Introduction: Futures in Public Management: Is There an Emerging Relational Approach to Public Services?, Wilson, R., Hesselgreaves, H., French, M., Hawkins, M., Jamieson, D., King, M., Kimmitt, J. 31 Jul 2025, Futures in Public Management, Leeds, United Kingdom, Emerald
  • New development: Redefining failure in English local government—Implications for research and practice, Dodd, M., French, M., Wilson, R., King, M. 9 Jun 2025, In: Public Money & Management
  • Areas of Research Interest: a Practical Guide, French, M., Hawkins, M. 10 Dec 2024
  • How a strengthened National Performance Framework can drive effective government in Scotland, French, M. 28 Aug 2024
  • New development: Relational public services—reform and research agenda, Wilson, R., French, M., Hesselgreaves, H., Lowe, T., Smith, M. 17 Aug 2024, In: Public Money & Management
  • Power, performance, and the governance of systemic goals: evidence from national wellbeing framework integration, French, M., Wallace, J. 8 Aug 2024

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Organising a conference, workshop, ...: Complexity and Systems Thinking Executive Leadership CPD course 2024
  • Other: Funded Project: Using Areas Of Research Interest To Sustain Research-Policy-Practice Relationships For Regional Policy Engagement 2024
  • Other: Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement (CAPE) Fellowship 2023

  • Matthew Dodd How applicable is the concept of the Strategic State in English Local Government: Considering issues of central control, local autonomy, and failure at a local level? Start Date: 24/11/2023
  • Stewart Martin Making it count – what works in implementing wellbeing frameworks? Start Date: 01/03/2023 End Date: 17/10/2025
  • Matthew Dodd How applicable is the concept of the Strategic State in English Local Government: Considering issues of central control, local autonomy, and failure at a local level? Start Date: 24/11/2023 End Date: 17/10/2025
  • Stewart Martin Making it count – what works in implementing wellbeing frameworks? Start Date: 01/03/2023

Economics MSc June 01 2012


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