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Research Areas
Public sector reform in developed and developing countries; local government; and public policy evaluation and the politics of divided societies
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Dr. Colin Knox
Adjunct Professor
Graduate School of Public Policy
Email: colin.knox@nu.edu.kz
Research Output
Contact information:
Dr. Colin Knox
Adjunct Professor
Graduate School of Public Policy
Email: colin.knox@nu.edu.kz
Colin Knox
Position: Adjunct Professor
Education Background: Ph.D. in Public Policy, Queen’s University Belfast (UK)
Colin Knox joined the Graduate School of Public Policy as Professor of Public Policy in 2016. Dr Knox received his doctorate in public policy from Queen’s University Belfast, one of the Russell Group Universities in the United Kingdom. His fields of research include: public sector reform in developed and developing countries; local government; and public policy evaluation. He has also written widely on the politics of divided societies.
Prior to joining Nazarbayev University, Dr. Knox worked at Ulster University in the United Kingdom where he taught modules (Public Administration and Governance, Research Methods and Contemporary Issues in Public Policy) on the Masters in Public Administration Programme. He also led a team which designed the Professional Doctorate Programme (D.Gov) aimed at senior officials working in the public sector.
Dr. Knox also spent 8 years as a practitioner working in local government in the UK prior to joining academia.
Position: Adjunct Professor
Education Background: Ph.D. in Public Policy, Queen’s University Belfast (UK)
Colin Knox joined the Graduate School of Public Policy as Professor of Public Policy in 2016. Dr Knox received his doctorate in public policy from Queen’s University Belfast, one of the Russell Group Universities in the United Kingdom. His fields of research include: public sector reform in developed and developing countries; local government; and public policy evaluation. He has also written widely on the politics of divided societies.
Prior to joining Nazarbayev University, Dr. Knox worked at Ulster University in the United Kingdom where he taught modules (Public Administration and Governance, Research Methods and Contemporary Issues in Public Policy) on the Masters in Public Administration Programme. He also led a team which designed the Professional Doctorate Programme (D.Gov) aimed at senior officials working in the public sector.
Dr. Knox also spent 8 years as a practitioner working in local government in the UK prior to joining academia.
Recent Publications
Book chapters
Books
Journal Articles
Book chapters
- Knox, C.; Janenova, S. (2021). Depicting Public Servants in Authoritarian Regimes pps 1411- 1428 In The Palgrave Handbook of the Public Servant (Sullivan, H., Dickinson, H. and Henderson, H. eds). Pagrave Macmillan.
- Knox, C.; Janenova, S. (2021). Kazakhstan and the OECD: In search of legitimacy (2023) in Elgar Companion to the OECD (Fabrizio, F. and Radaelli, C. eds). Edward Elgar.
- Knox, C. (2022). Intrastate Government in Cental Asian autocracies in A Modern Guide to Local and Regional Politics (Copus, C, Kerlet, R. and Jones, A, eds) pages 46-64 Edward Elgar.
- Knox, C.; Janenova, S.; Ha, H. (2023). Social Injustice in Consolidated Authoritarian Regimes: responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Social Justice inTurbulent Era (Craig, G.eds) pages 24-46 Edward Elgar
- Knox, C. (2023). Philanthropy and World Conflict (2023) in Encyclopaedia of Non-Profit Management, Leadership and Governance. (Kearns, K and Wang, W. eds). Edward Elgar.
- Knox, C.; Janenova, S. (2023) Party Patronage in Kazakhstan in Political Patronage in Asian Bureaucracies (Peters, G., Knox, C. and Byong-Seob, K. eds). Cambridge University Press (with S. Janenova)
- Knox, C. (2023). Political Patronage in Asian Bureaucracies (2023) in Political Patronage in Asian Bureaucracies (Peters, G., Knox, C. and Byong-Seob, K. eds). Cambridge University Press (with G. Peters).
Books
- Peters, G.; Knox, C.; Kim, B. (2023). Political Patronage in Asian Bureaucracies (eds) ISBN: 978-1009208062, 350 pages. Cambridge University Press.
- Peters, G.; Knox, C.; Panizza, F.; Larraburu, C,; Staronova, K. (2025) Handbook on Politicisation and Political Patronage (eds). Edward Elgar (In Press).
Journal Articles
- Knox C. (2021). Development evaluation in authoritarian states: A case from Kazakhstan. Development Policy Review 39(1): 121 - 134
- O’Connor K.; Knox C.; Janenova S. (2021). Bureaucrats, Authoritarianism, and Role Conceptions. Review of Public Personnel Administration 41(2): 358 - 383
- Knox C.; Janenova S. (2021). Depicting Public Servants in Authoritarian Regimes. The Palgrave Handbook of the Public Servant 1409 - 1426
- Kurmanov B.; Knox C. (2022). Open government and citizen empowerment in authoritarian states. Journal of Eurasian Studies 13(2): 156 - 171
- Baris O.F.; Knox C.; Pelizzo R. (2022). “Good Enough” Governance in the Post-Soviet Eurasia. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice 24(4): 329 - 359
- Knox C.; Janenova S. (2023) Does bureaucratic performance vary across authoritarian regimes? Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration 45(1): 16 - 36
- Foster H.; Knox C. (2023). Variegated Accountability: Devolved Public Accounts Committees in the UK. Parliamentary Affairs 76(3): 641 - 611
- Knox C. (2023). Global conflict and philanthropy. Elgar Encyclopaedia of Nonprofit Management, Leadership and Governance 275 – 277
- Pelizzo R.; Knox C. (2023). ‘Sobriety, human dignity and public morality’: ethical standards in Kazakhstan. Public Money and Management 43(2): 156 - 164
- Knox C.; Janenova S. (2023) Kazakhstan: In search of international legitimacy. The Elgar Companion to the OECD 232 – 244
- Khamitov Z.; Knox C.; Junusbekova G. (2023). Corruption, public procurement and political instability in Kazakhstan. Central Asian Survey 42(1): 89 - 108
- Knox C.; Sharipova D. (2023). Public sector reforms in developing countries: A preliminary review. Public Administration and Development 43(5): 368 - 380
- Knox C.; O'Connor K.; Ketola M.; Carmichael P. (2023). EU PEACE funding: The policy implementation deficit. European Policy Analysis 9(3): 290 - 310
- Demircioglu M.A.; Hameduddin T.; Knox C. (2023). Innovative work behaviors and networking across government. International Review of Administrative Sciences 89(1): 145 - 164
- Foster H.; Knox C. (2024). The ‘Eyes and Ears of Parliament’: devolved public accounts committees in the UK. Journal of Legislative Studies 30(3): 355-377
- Borooah V.; Knox C. (2024). Inequalities in undergraduate participation and performance in Irish higher education. Higher Education Quarterly 78(3): 656-679
- Carmichael P.; Knox C. (2024). Devolution and local government: 25 years beyond the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement. Regional and Federal Studies
- Knox C.; Sharipova D. (2024). Authoritarianism and civil society in Central Asia: Shifting boundaries. Journal of Civil Society 20(2): 109-129
- Knox C.; Orazgaliyev S. (2024). Sustainable development goals and good governance nexus: Implementation challenges in Central Asia. Public Administration and Development 44(4): 237-251
- Knox C.; Sharipova S. (2024) Consultative Authoritarianism in Central Asia. Europe-Asia Studies 76(7):1120-1144
- Kurmanov B.; Knox C. (2024) Digital activism and authoritarian legitimation in post-Soviet Centra Asia. Information Society 40(5): 343-360
- Borooah, V.; Knox C. (2024) Transitioning to Peace in Northern Ireland: Before and After the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement 1998. Defence and Peace Economics
- Knox, C.; Kurmanov, B. (2024). Variegated digital state repression in Central Asia. Swiss Political Science Review.https://doi.org/10.1111/spsr.12644
- Staronova, K.; Knox, C. (2024). Politicisation of the Civil Service: Contestation and Context. Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe. The NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy, 17(2), 215-237.
- Ha, H.; Knox, C.; Janenova, S. (2024). Authoritarian and democratic states: the COVID-19 pandemic and the efficacy of public health outcomes. Journal of Public Policy, 44(4), 767-784.https://doi.org/10.1017/s0143814x24000163
- Knox, C.; Sharipova, D. (2023). Public sector reforms in developing countries: A preliminary review. Public Administration and Development, 43(5), 368-380.
- Nanovsky, S.; Knox C. (2024) Political stability in authoritarian regimes: the case of Central Asia. Central Asian Survey
- Knox C.; Carmichael P. (2025). Local government in Northern Ireland: partnerships, minimalism and marginalisation. Local Government Studies 51(1): 133-155
- Knox, C.; Sharipova, D.; Kurmanov, B. (2025). New Political Leadership, Plus Ça Change? State–Civil Society Relations in Central Asia. Journal of Contemporary Asia, 1-22.https://doi.org/10.1080/00472336.2025.2464214
- Borooah, V. K.; Knox, C. (2025). Long‐Term Limiting Illness in the United Kingdom: Before and After the Covid Lockdown. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management.https://doi.org/10.22541/au.173096511.12836137/v1