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As political leaders acknowledge the limits of their power they increasingly integrate constructive input from inside and outside government into their decision-making. A Ministry or Commission of Public Input is necessary to collect, process and communicate input more effectively and politicians need to work with the public to identify solutions.

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1. Building the Bridge: A Methodology for Connecting the Aspiration and Practicalities of Public Input and Political Leadership 2. Changing Times: Politicians Talk of Partnership 3. Mind the Gap: The Ideals of Public Input and the Mucky Reality of Government 4. Collecting Public Input 5. Processing Public Input 6. Developing Political Leaders and the Public 7. Ministers on Managing Public Input 8. Ministers on Integrating Public Input into Decision Making 9. Deliberative Political Leadership and the Ministry of Public Input

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Winner of the 2015 IAP2 Australasia Research Award

´This is a very timely and important contribution to the increasingly urgent debate regarding the revitalisation of democracy. The author demonstrates the all-too-rare academic leadership that not only provides a powerful bridge between theory and practice but also navigates the frustrating divides that mysteriously persist between the fields of political theory, public administration, political leadership and political marketing. Jennifer Lees-Marshment gets my vote to become the world´s first Minister of Public Input!´

Professor Brad Jackson, Head of School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

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Jennifer Lees-Marshment is Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, Politics and International Relations, University of Auckland, New Zealand. She is author/editor of 12 books, including The Political Marketing Game (2011) and Political Marketing: Principles and Applications 2nd edition (2014). Her research interests include political marketing, leadership, public input and governance. See: www.lees-marshment.org for further details.

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