Dr Max French

Assistant Professor

Department: Newcastle Business School

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Key Publications

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. 8 Jul 2025, In: Teaching Public Administration
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. 28 Mar 2025
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
Harnessing Complexity for better outcomes in Public and Non-profit Services, French, M., Hesselgreaves, H., Wilson, R., Hawkins, M., Lowe, T. 23 Feb 2023
New development: Learning communities—an approach to dismantling barriers to collective improvement, Wilson, L., Hawkins, M., French, M., Lowe, T., Hesselgreaves, H. 19 May 2023, In: Public Money and Management

Professional Activity

Other: 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

PGR Supervision

Stewart Martin Making it count – what works in implementing wellbeing frameworks? Start Date: 01/03/2023
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