More collaborative and human-centered approaches to tackle social problems of entrenched disadvantage have been introduced in many countries, including Australia, but with mixed results. Traditional programs that reinforce existing political and bureaucratic processes have been seen as blockers to collaborative modes of policymaking, governance, and delivery. Drawing on collaborative governance perspectives, this paper reports new research undertaken in conjunction with a not-for-profit organization (Collaboration for Impact) involved in supporting place-based collaborative community change efforts. Research findings, based on stakeholder perspectives, highlight not only the potential benefits of a more collaborative model (i.e., placed-based and community driven) but also the significant unresolved challenges for “backbone” coordination bodies, which have recently been established to achieve more “joined-up” policy, funding, and service delivery arrangements. The paper concludes by proposing a practice-driven focus on policy and funding systems, together with implications for policy learning and program design.

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通过基于地点的解决方案促进协作社会成果——调整政策和融资系统


包括澳大利亚在内的许多国家已经采取了更多协作和以人为本的方法来解决根深蒂固的弱势社会问题，但结果好坏参半。加强现有政治和官僚程序的传统计划被视为政策制定、治理和交付协作模式的障碍。本文借鉴协作治理的观点，报告了与非营利组织（Collaboration for Impact）合作进行的新研究，该组织参与支持基于地点的协作社区变革工作。基于利益相关者观点的研究结果不仅强调了更具协作性的模式（即基于位置和社区驱动）的潜在好处，而且还强调了“骨干”协调机构尚未解决的重大挑战，这些协调机构最近成立是为了实现更多目标“联合”政策、资金和服务提供安排。本文最后提出以实践为驱动的重点关注政策和融资系统，以及对政策学习和项目设计的影响。