Martial Pasquier is Vice-Rector of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and Professor of Public Management at the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP). Jean-Patrick Villeneuve is Professor of Public Communication and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Communication Sciences at the Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland, and Adjunct Professor at Canada's École Nationale d'Administration Publique (ENAP).

‘A well-crafted book of its own. Take you through the reading journey with the key terms and key points highlighted in every chapters. The ‘box’ concept adds value to the book as it provides better insight to the reader.’ - Shamsul Kamariah Abdullah. PhD. Senior Lecturer (Marketing) Curtin University, Sarawak, Malaysia‘In a world of overabundant and disintermediated information, this book provides public managers with a structured guide for identifying and using relevant information as well as communicating effectively with citizens. A very central issue with concrete answers. ’ - Daniel J. Caron, Professor at École nationale d’administration publique, Canada‘Martial Pasquier and Jean-Patrick Villeneuve provide a new, multi-faceted approach to marketing, communication and management issues in the public sector. This second edition is updated with the latest findings in the field The exercises and case studies will be useful not only to new researchers, but also experienced academics and practitioners.’- Robert Fouchet, Director of Publications, International Institute of Administrative Sciences, Belgium

• List of figures List of tablesList of boxesPart I1. Public management and marketing2. Marketing and public marketing Part II3. Basic marketing concepts4. Marketing information research5. Marketing strategy6. Marketing instrumentsPart III7. Public communications – an introduction8. Communications models and strategies9. Communications instruments10. Communication control11. Crisis communicationAppendix: a case studyIndex