Taco Brandsen

Taco Brandsen is Professor of Comparative Public Administration at Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands. His research focuses on issues such as service delivery, hybrid organisations, social enterprises, governance and innovation.

He is presently:
- Coordinator of the project WILCO (Welfare Innovations at the Local Level), funded by the 7th European Framework Programme. www.wilcoproject.eu/
- Vice President for Europe of the IRSPM (International Research Society on Public Management). www.irspm.net/
- Steering Committee member of the EGPA (European Group of Public Administration). www.iias-iisa.org/egpa/e/Pages/default.aspx
- Director of the International Master Programme on the Coordination of Transition (IMPACT), supported by a consortium of the universities of Budapest, Ljubljana and Nijmegen. www.impact4.me
- Co-editor of the Palgrave series ‘Governance and Public Management’ and member of the editorial board of the Nomos book series 'European Civil Society'.

His past work includes:
- Participation in the Third Sector European Project (TSEP, 5th European Framework Programme);
- Participation in the Network of Excellence "Civil Society and New Forms of Govermance" (CINEFOGO, 6th European Framework Programme).
- The organisation of panels and discussions in international research networks such as EGPA, EMES, IRSPM and ISTR, as well as the European PhD network on the third sector and civil society.
- A large number of applied research projects funded by Ministeries, local govenments and non-profit organisations.