Professor Carmine Bianchi is Professor of Public Management in the Department of Political Sciences, University of Palermo (Italy), where is also the scientific coordinator of CED4 System Dynamics Group. At Palermo, he is also the director of the Doctoral program in “Model Based Public Planning, Policy Design, and Management”, and of the Master in Public Management. Professor Bianchi has research and consulting experience with public and private sector organizations in designing policies and outlining consistent programs to link policy design and implementation. In the last decade, Prof. Bianchi’s scientific interests have been focused on the
design of outcome-based dynamic performance management systems aimed at fostering ollaborative governance and enhancing quality of life in local areas. Professor Bianchi is also member of the Editorial Board of leading international Journals, such as: International Journal of Public Administration, Public Administration Review (PAR), Public Management Review (PMR), and Public & Performance Management Review (PPMR).He is also the Editor of the Book Series on “System Dynamics for Performance Management & Governance”, by Springer.He has been visiting professor at: the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, University at Albany (USA); the College of Public Affairs at the University of Baltimore (USA); and the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre (Brazil).