• Impacts of joint municipal agencification on the democratic governance of waste management 

      Valkama, Pekka; Torsteinsen, Harald Henning; Kettunen, Pekka (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-25)
      Purpose - The study examines how introducing joint municipal arm's length bodies (ALBs) into municipal waste management has influenced the preconditions of democratic governance.<p> <p>Design/methodology/approach - The authors describe and explain the democratic implications of joint municipal agencification by reviewing the perspectives of representative and participative democracy. Through this ...
    • Organizational innovations of municipal Waste management in Finland and Norway 

      Valkama, Pekka; Kettunen, Pekka; Torsteinsen, Harald (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2019)
      This empirical study compares the public policies of municipal waste management in Finland and Norway by analyzing organizational innovations of municipal waste management services in order to identify contributing factors of the organizational evolution and evaluate associated stakeholder concerns or implications. Our findings demonstrate that municipal waste management services have been extensively ...