Bringing Religion into Public Value Theory and Practice: Rationale and Perspectives

Public Value (PV) is a notion and an approach to the governance and
management of public services that has gained traction over the past three
decades. However, there seems to be a major gap in PV theory: the influence
that institutionalized religions have on public life in countries around the
world, and hence on the ways in which PV notions become acceptable across
different countries. This article seeks to address this gap by developing an
analytical framework to understand the influence of religions on PV. The
nature of the religious regime in a given country—whether liberal or nonliberal—
is a key mediating factor.