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Caitlin McMullin @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social · 20d

Excellent summary and analysis of the current trainwreck going on at my university.

Louison Cahen-Fourot @louisoncf.bsky.social · 21d

Hostility towards #academia and #immigrants is widespread. #Denmark is no exception. Under political and media pressure, earlier this week @roskildeuni.bsky.social decided overnight to close its Master's degree in Business Administration and Leadership (BAL) from 2026.

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Public Management Review @pmreview.bsky.social · Aug 19

Nanna Møller Mortensen, @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social and Jacob Brix develop a model of organizational learning and co-production mainstreaming, which considers how co-production can be institutionalized and then mainstreamed through co-production culture www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Public Management & Governance @pubgovman.bsky.social · Jul 31

The PMGR* cup made it to the author: @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social -- For her article in *Public Management and Governance Review. -- all authors get a coffee cup!

BTW: It was the most downloaded article in the first year of PMGR! Find it here (Open Access): openjournals.wu.ac.at/ojs/index.ph...

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Caitlin McMullin @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social · Apr 4

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Grim Howldgson @timhodgson.bsky.social · Apr 2

It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.

It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.

It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.

It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—

image of watchmen's doctor manhattan, a superhero who is entirely blue and nude, sitting on a rock, small in frame, on what is depicted to be a very pink version of the surface of the planet mars. he looks pensive.

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Caitlin McMullin @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social · Mar 27

Featuring a much improved illustration of *the tandem bicycle of sustainable co-production*! (I'd been using truly terrible illustration of a tandem bicycle that I drew in Microsoft Paint for conference presentations, like the true professional I am)

Caitlin McMullin @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social · Mar 27

I wrote a blog post 😀 "How can we ensure that co-production is sustainable?"
caitlinmcmullin.com/2025/03/14/h...

#coproduction #polisky

How can we ensure that co-production is sustainable?

Over 10 years ago, I started my PhD research, looking at how staff from non-profit organizations involve citizens/ service users in their services (as volunteers, peer mentors, etc.), a process kno…

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🌈Dr. Franken Frizzle 🎃 @swilua.bsky.social · Feb 6

I do appreciate how creative humans are and how they can make songs about the fall of democracy that really slap

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Caitlin McMullin @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social · Jan 24

Super happy to see my article "Collaboration Through a Computer Screen: Migrant Integration Services and the Challenges of Co-Producing Services Online" published in Social Policy & Administration, available open access. Check it out!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Morten Frederiksen @frederiksen.bsky.social · Jan 23

We are looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Business Economics at Roskilde University. Applicants could have a background in microeconomics, accounting, finance, or strategy. The department has a strong, interdisciplinary and international profile. Please share or apply. tinyurl.com/bdfkhf2b

Assistant Professor in Business Economics

Offering a high-performing, large and truly interdisciplinary social science environment, the Department of Social Sciences and Business (ISE), Roskilde Univers

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Caitlin McMullin @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social · Jan 2

Nothing more frustrating than completely unhelpful and ambiguous peer reviews. We're on round 3 of *minor revisions* with Reviewer 1 & 3 saying "accept", Reviewer 2 saying "I hate literally everything about this paper" and the editor only telling us "minor revisions" with no indication of what to do

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Public Management Review @pmreview.bsky.social · Dec 6

NEW ISSUE: Volume 26 issue 12 now out, featuring @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social @evrimtan.bsky.social @paularodriguezm.bsky.social @pamherd.bsky.social @donmoyn.bsky.social @jetteernst.bsky.social on co-production, change leadership, administrative burden and more! www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpxm20/2...

Public Management Review

Volume 26, Issue 12 of Public Management Review

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Caitlin McMullin @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social · Nov 27

Back home and back to normal work after an excellent #Arnova2024 conference, inspiring and exhausting as always. I presented 2 papers - on sustaining co-production long-term, and the role of volunteers in refugee integration services. Now just have to take feedback on board and submit them!

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Public Management & Governance @pubgovman.bsky.social · Nov 16

The case against co-production as a silver bullet: Why and when citizens should not be involved in public service delivery

by @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social

openjournals.wu.ac.at/ojs/index.ph...

The case against co-production as a silver bullet: Why and when citizens should not be involved in public service delivery

Co-production refers to the collaboration of public service professionals and citizens / service users in the design and delivery of public services, which is said to make services more effective, dem...

openjournals.wu.ac.at

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Mike Wagner @prowag.bsky.social · Nov 6

A 34 time convicted felon, civilly liable sexual abuser, twice impeached, six time bankrupt man is likely to be our next president in an environment where he has promised revenge against his enemies and been told by then Supreme Court that he cannot be punished for breaking the law.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · Nov 5

Whatever happens, try to do the right thing, try to protect people weaker than you, try to stand up to bullies, try to speak truth to power.

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Caitlin McMullin @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social · Nov 6

I'm not sure why I waited this long.

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Caitlin McMullin @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social · Nov 17

I was already feeling a bit down about having to move from my big nice office that I love, into a small objectively shit office… and then I found the pile of nail clippings the previous occupant left in a corner of said new office. Happy Friday.

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Caitlin McMullin @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social · Nov 7

(I am now, miraculously, on said train)

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Caitlin McMullin @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social · Nov 7

Today I am grateful for my smartwatch, which alerted me at 7:35 “SURPRISE the train you thought you were taking at 8:50 is in fact at 7:50!”

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Caitlin McMullin @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social · Nov 6

The CFP for the 11th annual Co-production and Co-creation of Public Services Network conference is out now! Submit your abstract by January 10th. We can't wait to welcome lots of #coproduction and #cocreation scholars to lovely Aalborg next May!

www.en.aau.dk/co-productio...

Co-production of Public Services

The Co-production and Co-creation of Public Services Network is organizing its 11th annual conference the 28th and 29th of May 2024 at Aalborg University. Our aim is to create and nurture an intellect...

www.en.aau.dk

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Caitlin McMullin @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social · Nov 3

Come to the next ISTR Europe and Neighbours network event on research in progress - featuring 6 short presentations on current research being undertaking on the 3rd sector in Europe. Register at the link below!

www.istr.org/events/Event...

Caitlin McMullin @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social · Nov 1

New publication! I'm super excited to share my new article in Public Administration Review, "'We're not there to lead': Professional roles and responsibilities in ‘citizen-led’ co-production" lnkd.in/dn2DrsQD

Abstract: Though co-production is typically understood as occurring when ‘regular’ producers involve citizens in service delivery, co-production also takes place in relation to services that are initiated and/or controlled by citizens. Based on theories and typologies of co-production and the facilitation of citizen initiatives, we propose that there exists a spectrum of co-production where citizens are at the fore, discussed as four primary forms – citizen-owned (i.e. citizen initiatives), citizen-driven (ideas proposed by citizens, realized through collaboration with professionals), transitional (temporary co-production before transferring to citizens) and enforced (transfer of responsibility for service delivery). Professionals’ roles vary under each of these ideal types, in relation to their contribution to the core service or complementary tasks, their degree of responsibility, and assumption of risk. Understanding these variations helps provide nuance to analyses of the role of t

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Caitlin McMullin @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social · Oct 12

Am I the only one who says “please” and “thank you” when asking ChatGPT to do things for me? I feel like it’s probably worthwhile to be polite in preparation for when the robots eventually take over…

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Caitlin McMullin @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social · Sep 24

Petition to ban all of the following from marathon cheer sections:
1. All whiny singer songwriters
2. Barrel organs
3. Orchestras playing “memory” from Cats.
If the music is scary and/or depressing rather than making me want to dance, it is not motivating me to run.

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Caitlin McMullin @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social · Sep 12

Delighted to give a keynote lecture this morning at the Voluntary Sector Studies Network where I shared some ideas about how to make co-production more sustainable 🙂

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