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Rebuilding the Federal Government Through Better Training

November 30, 2021

Beware—Public Administrators Can Go Hangry

November 30, 2021

The Pandemic, Temporality and Complexity in Public Policy

November 28, 2021

COP-26: How Can India Negotiate a Truce Between Climate Change and Development?

November 28, 2021

COVID-19, Public Health and the Use of Sanctions and Incentives

What can be done to increase the rate of COVID-19 vaccination and use of the mask as an extra layer of protection? …

December 4, 2021No CommentRead More

U.S. Citizenship & Voting 101

We need to rejuvenate and promote direct learning about the responsibilities of being a citizen of this country and also the importance of completing the minimum duty as a citizen… to VOTE!…

December 4, 2021No CommentRead More

The Practitioner’s Doctorate and Advancing Public Service

While MPA/MPP students have a relatively open route toward doctoral paths through Ph.D. programs, the path forward for practitioners seeking doctorate-level education is much narrower. This suggests there is room for improvement, which also may meet a critical need in public administration education and practice.…

December 2, 2021No CommentRead More

Revisiting Parent Perceptions of Child Vaccinations

As policymakers and public health officials encourage parents to vaccinate their children, understanding reasons for and against child vaccination will be important in public messaging.…

December 2, 2021No CommentRead More

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Rebuilding the Federal Government Through Better Training

The federal government needs to ensure that agency employees…

Beware—Public Administrators Can Go Hangry

What arrangements are there in our public service organizations…

The Pandemic, Temporality and Complexity in Public Policy

Problems do not respect nations, states or other political-administrative…

COP-26: How Can India Negotiate a Truce Between Climate Change and Development?

Poverty reduction and climate protection are interdependent challenges that…

A Glimpse Into the Philanthropy Giving Season in the United States

The holiday season as we experience it today is…

The Virtue of Integrity in Public Administration

With research indicating that trust is critical for building…

Public Administration: The Software of Democracy

Public administrators know that government cannot function as structures…

The More Things Change…

The major events of the last two years have…

Digital Transformation in Government Should Start with Low-Code and No-Code Development

We can encourage government workers’ innovation by giving them…

Paid to Populate: Demographic Disparities and Resident Incentive Programs

Disparities in growth between communities is not a new…

Public Service—Our Immediate Vocation

For public servants, Decembers are not only slow, they…

Public Servants—Thank You For Delivering Civilization

The core values that citizens expect from public servants…

Liberating Resources to Fund a Better Future

Launching new programs and services on a limited budget…

A Natural Approach to Land Use Planning

We typically approach urban planning the same way an…

Citizen’s Government Academy Experience

Citizen government academies illustrate public officials’ commitment to transparency.…

Marrying Technology And The Public Sector

Technology should not frustrate constituents who are reliant on…

Increasing Capacity for Collaboration and Affecting Action

The views expressed are those of the author and…

Legislating Performance: Does Mandated Performance Measurement Really Work?

The views expressed are those of the author and…

Public Service Profiles – Unsung Heroes

Gene C. Blue, president/CEO, Arizona Opportunities Industrialization Center (AzOIC)…

Public Service Profiles – Unsung Heroes

Ronald Bates, city manager, City of Pico Rivera Ronald…

Organizational Challenges & Management Alternatives

How Public Administrators Are Implementing the ACA By Cheryl…

Health Exchanges Launched

Administrative Strategies Emerging By Cheryl and Ferd Mitchell On…

The 21st Century Direct Support Workforce in the United States

By Julie Ann Racino The Direct Support Workforce in…

Community & Disability: DeInstitutionalization

By Julie Ann Racino In political science, the term…

Federalism and Its Discontents: Guns, Germs and Insurrection

This article explores the failures of federalism not only…

Cultural Brokering: A promising way of building cultural competent community based organizations

Community based organizations (CBOs) are agencies providing direct social…

Publishing and Perishing as a Doctoral Student

Writing, editing, submitting, revising, resubmitting, selecting… each stage comes…

Reducing Voluntary Program Administrative Burden: Lessons from the National Organic Program

The views expressed are those of the author and…

Accountability for Social Equity in Policing

Citizen groups, political leaders, and law enforcement agencies have…

SSVF Programs Reduce Veteran Homelessness

Homelessness is a social problem which touches every community…

Climate Change Adaptation: Implications for the Public Sector

Climate change is no longer an abstract concept, or…

Front-line Discretion: Good Cop or Bad Cop?

Front-line workers implement public policy on a direct and…

Review Sought for a Proposed ANSI Quality of Government Standard

ASPA members and supporters are being invited to assist…

ASPA Keystone State Chapter Annual Awards Program

ASPA’s Keystone State Chapter held its annual Public Service…

21st Century Higher Education in America: A Reason for Alarm?

Is the reason for rising higher education cost due…

Grace Harris, Vital Piece of VCU History, Dies at 84

Grace E. Harris, whose leadership helped shape Virginia Commonwealth…

The United Nations, Sustainable Development Goals and the Building of a Good Society: A Modest Proposal for the Public Administration Education and Training Community

When the United Nations (UN) announced in 2000 a…

Public Administration: Theory or Practice

Trends in the teaching public administration discourse tend toward…

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