Coordinating for Cohesion in the Public Sector of the Future – www.cocops.eu THE BRAVE NEW WORLD OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE: IS MARKET-ORIENTED REFORM PRODUCING A “TWO-TRACK”

The COCOPS project (Coordinating for Cohesion in the Public Sector of the Future) seeks to comparatively and quantitatively assess the impact of New Public Management-style reforms in European countries, drawing on a team of European public administration scholars from 11 universities in 10 countries. It will analyse the impact of reforms in public management and public services that address citizens ’ service needs and social cohesion in Europe. Evaluating the extent and consequences of NPM’s alleged fragmenting tendencies and the resulting need for coordination is a key part of assessing these impacts. It is funded under the European Commission’s 7th Framework Programme as a Small or Medium-Scale Focused Research Project (2011-2014)