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  1. Navigating financial distress and perceived vulnerability to build (financial) resilience during austerity: An exploratory study on the responses to shocks in local government

    Article • Public Management Review, March 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Peter Murphy

  2. New development: Too many absences—An empirical study of children missing from education in Nottingham

    Article • Public Money & Management, August 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Peter Murphy

  3. Accountability as a function of power relationships in public governance networks

    Article • Public Administration, September 2024, Wiley

    Dr Peter Eckersley, Peter Murphy

  4. External auditing arrangements of smaller authorities in England

    Article • International Journal of Auditing, June 2024, Wiley

    Peter Murphy

  5. Editorial: Resilience and wellbeing—the persistent challenges for our emergency services

    Article • Public Money & Management, January 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Peter Murphy

  6. Do carer tasks predict carer employment? Evidence from the Survey of Adult Carers in England

    Article • Social Policy and Administration, August 2023, Wiley

    Peter Murphy

  7. The evaluation of Safe and Well visits as part of the prevention activities of Fire and Rescue Services in England

    Article • International Journal of Emergency Services, February 2023, Emerald

    Peter Murphy

  8. Public goods, public value and public audit: the Redmond review and English local government

    Article • Public Money & Management, November 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Peter Eckersley, Peter Murphy

  9. How did fire and rescue services (and HMICFRS) in England respond to the COVID-19 pandemic?

    Article • International Journal of Emergency Services, August 2022, Emerald

    Peter Murphy

  10. Debate: Public audit, the Redmond review, and the use of public interest reports

    Article • Public Money & Management, September 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Peter Murphy

  11. Responding to Vulnerability in Practice – Ambulance, Police and Fire and Rescue Services

    Article • June 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Peter Murphy

  12. Rebuilding the Fire and Rescue Services

    Article • March 2020, Emerald

    Peter Murphy, Dr Peter Eckersley

  13. Prelims

    Article • March 2020, Emerald

    Peter Murphy

  14. Index

    Article • March 2020, Emerald

    Peter Murphy

  15. Alarm Bells Ringing: Introduction

    Article • March 2020, Emerald

    Peter Murphy

  16. A Sinking Platform: The Data Dilemma

    Article • March 2020, Emerald

    Peter Murphy

  17. The Gold Standard: An Evaluative Model

    Article • March 2020, Emerald

    Peter Murphy

  18. Two Steps Forward and One Back: The 2018 National Framework

    Article • March 2020, Emerald

    Peter Murphy

  19. So Near and Yet So Far: A Rigorous and Independent Inspectorate?

    Article • March 2020, Emerald

    Peter Murphy

  20. A Glass Half-empty or a Glass Half-full?: Conclusions, Reflections and Reactions

    Article • March 2020, Emerald

    Peter Murphy

  21. Evaluation of an early discharge from hospital scheme focussing on patients’ housing needs: The ASSIST Project

    Article • Health & Social Care in the Community, March 2020, Wiley

    Peter Murphy

  22. Accountability for performance in English and Scottish fire and rescue services from 2010 to 2016

    Article • Public Money & Management, October 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Peter Murphy, Lynda Taylor

  23. The strategic and operational landscape of emergency services in the UK

    Article • International Journal of Emergency Services, August 2019, Emerald

    Peter Murphy

  24. A Comparative Appraisal of Recent and Proposed Changes to the Fire and Rescue Services in England and Scotland

    Article • May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Peter Murphy

  25. Introduction to Critical Perspectives on the Management and Organisation of Emergency Services

    Article • May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Peter Murphy

  26. Conclusion

    Article • May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Peter Murphy

  27. Stating the obvious

    Article • International Journal of Emergency Services, May 2019, Emerald

    Peter Murphy

  28. Exploring accountability in English public services

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Russ Glennon, Peter Murphy

  29. Fire and Rescue

    Article • July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Murphy

  30. Public Service Accountability—Some Reflections

    Article • July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Murphy

  31. Police

    Article • July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Murphy

  32. Our

    Article • July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Murphy

  33. Article • July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Murphy

  34. But What Is Accountability?

    Article • July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Murphy

  35. Health and Social Care

    Article • July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Murphy

  36. Fire and Rescue Services

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Murphy

  37. Local Government Under Austerity, Narrowing the Accountability Landscape in England

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Murphy

  38. Scottish Fire and Rescue Services Reform 2010–2015

    Article • September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Murphy

  39. Consolidation and Improvement: Fire and Rescue Under the New Labour Administrations 2005–2010

    Article • September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Murphy

  40. Introduction

    Article • September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Murphy

  41. The Gathering Storm: Modernisation, Local Alignment and Collaboration. Fire and Rescue Services Under the Early New Labour Administrations from 1997 to 2005

    Article • September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Murphy

  42. Local Government Under Austerity, Narrowing the Accountability Landscape in England

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Peter Murphy

  43. Accountability and transparency: Police forces in England and Wales

    Article • Public Policy and Administration, October 2016, SAGE Publications

    Peter Murphy, Dr Peter Eckersley

  44. Building the next model for intervention and turnaround in poorly performing local authorities in England

    Article • Local Government Studies, April 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Peter Murphy

  45. Sport, physical activity and the establishment of Health and Wellbeing Boards in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

    Article • Managing Leisure, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Peter Murphy

  46. Housing and Council Tax Benefits Administration in England: A Long-Term Perspective on the Performance of the Local Government Delivery System

    Article • Local Government Studies, September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Peter Murphy

  47. Public health and health and wellbeing boards: antecedents, theory and development

    Article • Perspectives in Public Health, June 2013, SAGE Publications

    Peter Murphy

  48. Collaboration and interconnectivity

    Article • Teaching Public Administration, June 2013, SAGE Publications

    Peter Murphy

  49. Performance management in fire and rescue services

    Article • Public Money & Management, May 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Peter Murphy

  50. A new way of measuring risk for Fire and Rescue Service in the UK

    Article • International Journal of Emergency Services, July 2012, Emerald

    Peter Murphy

  51. Comprehensive Performance Assessment and Public Services Improvement in England? A Case Study of the Benefits Administration Service in Local Government

    Article • Local Government Studies, December 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Peter Murphy